Stich
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Stich
- 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
References
- Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 54.
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: (file) - Hyphenation: Stich
- Rhymes: -ɪç
Noun
Stich m (strong, genitive Stiches or Stichs, plural Stiche)
- sting, prick, stitch, stab
- (card games) trick
- (art) engraving
- tinge, slight tint or discoloration (of a color)
- (Switzerland, sports) shooting competition
Declension
Derived terms
Related terms
- Anstich, Bienenstich, Durchstich, Dolchstich, Einstich, Hornissenstich, Messerstich, Nadelstich, Kupferstich, Wespenstich
- Stichstraße, Stichwaffe, Stichwahl
Proper noun
Stich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Stichs or (with an article) Stich, feminine genitive Stich, plural Stichs)
- a surname
Further reading
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)
Further reading
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stīgaz. Cognate with German Steig.
Noun
Stich m (plural Stiiger) (Sylt)