stik
Danish
Etymology
From the verb stikke (“jab, stab”).
Noun
stik
- a stab or jab
- an electrical plug
- Træk stikket ud af stikkontakten.
- Pull the plug out of the socket.
- Træk stikket ud af stikkontakten.
- (card games) a trick
- Han tog det sidste stik med et trumfkort.
- He took the last trick with a trump card.
- Han tog det sidste stik med et trumfkort.
- a hitch (knot used to fasten a rope to a rigid object)
Dutch
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɪk
- IPA(key): /stɪk/
Verb
stik
- inflection of stikken:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
Interjection
stik
- (Netherlands, minced oath) drat, darn; Used as an expression of frustration, if something doesn't work out as expected. It is a rather innocent, child-friendly curse.
- Stik, alweer ernaast!
- Drat, missed again!
Anagrams
Malay
Alternative forms
- steik (Nonstandard but common in Indonesian)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstik/ [ˈst̪iʔ]
Noun
stik (Jawi spelling ستيک, plural stik-stik)
Further reading
- “stik” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Middle English
Noun
stik (plural stikkes)
- alternative form of stikke
Pitcairn-Norfolk
Etymology
From English the sticks.
Noun
stik
West Flemish
Etymology
From Middle Dutch stic, variant of stuc, from Old Dutch *stukki, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją.
Noun
stik n (plural stikn, diminutive stiksje)
West Frisian
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
stik n (plural stikken, diminutive stikje)
- part
- piece, fragment, component
- performance, play, number
- Richard III is in stik fan William Shakespeare.
- Richard III is a play by Shakespeare.
Further reading
- “stik (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011