Handstreich

German

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Handstreich

Etymology

Hand +‎ Streich. Originally a synonym for Handschlag (“handshake”). In the early 19th century repurposed as a calque of French coup de main.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhantʃtʁaɪ̯ç/
Rhymes: -aɪç
Hyphenation: Hand‧streich

Noun

Handstreich m (strong, genitive Handstreiches or Handstreichs, plural Handstreiche)

a stroke with the hand:
Synonym: Handstrich
1. (obsolete) a handshake
  Synonym: Handschlag
2. (obsolete, by extension) hand money
  Synonym: Handgeld
(military, politics) coup de main; a surprise attack

Usage notes

In the literal sense of "stroke with the hand" interchangeably used with Handstrich, e.g. in the phrases keinen Handstrich/Handstreich tun ("to do nothing") or etwas mit einem Handstrich/Handstreich erledigen" ("to get something done with ease").

Declension

Declension of Handstreich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Handstreich	die	Handstreiche
genitive	eines	des	Handstreiches, Handstreichs	der	Handstreiche
dative	einem	dem	Handstreich, Handstreiche¹	den	Handstreichen
accusative	einen	den	Handstreich	die	Handstreiche

¹Now rare, see notes.