Stich

Stich

See also: stich

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from German Stich.

    Proper noun

    Stich

    1. A surname from German.
      • 2008, Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo, Pete Sampras: A Champion's Mind, published 2010, unnumbered page:
        In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!

    Alemannic German

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki. Cognate with German Stich, Dutch steek, English stick.

    Noun

    Stich m

    1. (Uri) stab, sting, prick

    References

    German

    Etymology

    From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki (puncture, prick).

    Cognate with Dutch steek (prick, stitch), English stitch (needlework), Old English stician (stick, stab, pierce, prick).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃtɪç/
    • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
    • Hyphenation: Stich
    • Rhymes: -ɪç

    Noun

    Stich m (strong, genitive Stiches or Stichs, plural Stiche)

    1. sting, prick, stitch, stab
    2. (card games) trick
    3. (art) engraving
    4. tinge, slight tint or discoloration (of a color)
    5. (Switzerland, sports) shooting competition

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Proper noun

    Stich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Stichs or (with an article) Stich, feminine genitive Stich, plural Stichs)

    1. a surname

    Further reading

    • Stich” in Duden online
    • Stich”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache[1] (in German)

    Hunsrik

    Etymology

    From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki (puncture, prick).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʃtiç/

    Noun

    Stich m (plural Stich)

    1. stab
    2. sting
    3. stitch (a brief, rapid pain)

    Further reading

    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Stich”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

    North Frisian

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *stīgaz. Cognate with German Steig.

    Noun

    Stich m (plural Stiiger) (Sylt)

    1. path, lane, alley (small way)
    2. road (way of any size outside a settlement)

    Plautdietsch

    Etymology

    From Middle Low German stīch, from Proto-Germanic *stigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéyks (steep path).

    Noun

    Stich m (plural Stiej)

    1. path

    Hypernyms

    Hyponyms

    • Footstich (footway)
    • Koostich (cowpath)

    Derived terms

    • Stiernkjestich (Milky Way)