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 (SAOB)
- stygn in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stygn in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stygn in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)