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Strebe¹

  • [ˈʃtʁeːbə]

Rhymes with eːbə

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Ableitung vom Stamm des Verbs streben mit dem Ableitungsmorphem -e

noun Strebe · Streben

  1. kleine, hilfreich nach Oben geneigte Stütze, die etwas Größeres stabilisiert und Querkräfte aufhebt/aufnimmt Die Strebe stabilisiert das Fachwerk.

    Similar: Steife, Traverse · Opposite: Stütze, Pfeiler, Pfosten

noun

  1. nominative, plural Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Streb
  2. genitive, plural Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Streb
  3. accusative, plural Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Streb

strebe²

  • [ˈʃtʁeːbə]

Rhymes with eːbə

verb streb

  1. active, imperative, present, singular 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streben
  2. active, indicative, present, singular 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streben
  3. active, present, singular, subjunctive 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streben
  4. active, present, singular, subjunctive 3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs streben

In English

  • stay guy, rope, or wire supporting a structural element
  • gusset machinery: a kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron
  • brace structural piece used for support, often diagonal
  • rib part similar to rib
  • stanchion vertical pole, post or support
  • strut beam or rod providing support
  • bendlet narrow bend
  • buttress anything that serves to support something

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"strebe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/strebe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

strebe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/strebe

Chicago

"strebe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/strebe.

BibTeX
@misc{strebe_2026,
  title = {strebe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/strebe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}