stiche
See also: Stiche
Middle English
Alternative forms
- stecche, steche, sticche, sticke, stych, styche, styk
Etymology
Inherited from Old English stiċe, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz; compare stikke.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstit͡ʃ(ə)/
- (Northern) IPA(key): /stik/, /steːk/
Noun
stiche (plural stiches)
- An acute stabbing sensation.
- A stitch (pass of a needle or loop made by one).
- (surgery) Surgical stitching.
Related terms
- stichen
Descendants
- English: stitch
- Scots: steek, stick
References
- “stich(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.