Schrei

See also: schrei and schréi

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schrei, schrē, from Old High German screi. First attested in the 9th century. Cognate with Hunsrik Schreu. Ultimately from the root of schreien (“to shout, cry out”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃʁaɪ̯/
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Rhymes: -aɪ̯

Noun

Schrei m (strong, genitive Schreies or Schreis, plural Schreie)

shout, cry, scream
ein durchdringender Schrei ― a piercing scream
(figurative) cry
der Schrei nach Gerechtigkeit ― the cry for justice
(colloquial, idiomatic) craze
der letzte Schrei ― the latest craze

Declension

Declension of Schrei [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Schrei	die	Schreie
genitive	eines	des	Schreies, Schreis	der	Schreie
dative	einem	dem	Schrei, Schreie¹	den	Schreien
accusative	einen	den	Schrei	die	Schreie

¹Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Aufschrei
Freudenschrei
Hahnenschrei
Jubelschrei
Kriegsschrei
Siegesschrei
Wutschrei
Zornesschrei

Derived terms

Schreien, Schreierei
Geschrei, Geschreie

Related terms

aufschreien
herausschreien
Schreiaffe
Schreianfall
Schreihals
Schreikrampf
Schreivogel

Further reading

“Schrei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Schrei” in Duden online

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