stygn
Swedish
Etymology
From styng.
Noun
stygn n
- a stitch (single pass of a needle through cloth or skin, and the resulting loop of the thread)
- Jag fick sy fyra stygn efter olyckan
- I got four stitches after the accident
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stygn | stygns |
| definite | stygnet | stygnets | |
| plural | indefinite | stygn | stygns |
| definite | stygnen | stygnens |
Derived terms
- korsstygn (“cross stitch”)
See also
- håll (“stinging pain under the lower edge of the rib cage brought on by exercise”)
References
- “stygn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “stygn”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “stygn”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- stygn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)