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.

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