stygn

Swedish

Etymology

From styng.

Noun

stygn n

  1. 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

Declension of stygn
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stygn stygns
definite stygnet stygnets
plural indefinite stygn stygns
definite stygnen stygnens

Derived terms

See also

  • håll (stinging pain under the lower edge of the rib cage brought on by exercise)

References