Handstrich

German

Etymology

Hand +‎ Strich. Possibly derived from or reinforced by Handstrichziegel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhantʃtʁɪç/
• Rhymes: -ɪç
• Hyphenation: Hand‧strich

Noun

Handstrich m (strong, genitive Handstriches or Handstrichs, plural Handstriche)

1. (literally and figurative) a stroke with the hand

   Synonym: Handstreich

   mit einem Handstrich erledigen ― get something done with ease

   keinen Handstrich tun ― doing nothing

   keinen Handstrich mehr als nötig tun ― doing the bare minimum

Declension

Declension of Handstrich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Handstrich	die	Handstriche
genitive	eines	des	Handstriches, Handstrichs	der	Handstriche
dative	einem	dem	Handstrich, Handstriche1	den	Handstrichen
accusative	einen	den	Handstrich	die	Handstriche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Handstrich” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon