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sticka.

a (wood) splinter

6 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun

  1. a (wood) splinter

    common-gender
    Jag har fått en sticka i fingret.

  2. a knitting needle

    common-gender

  3. a long, thin, sharp object

    broadly · common-gender
Where this word comes from

Old Norse stikka, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-, related to Etymology 2 below. Compare Icelandic stika, English stick.

verb

  1. to sting, prick

    bli stucken av ett bi
    sticka någon med en nål

  2. to sting, prick to stab

    sticka någon med kniv

  3. to stick, put

    Han stack in handen i hålet.

  4. to go (somewhere), to leave (for some other place)

    colloquial
    Vi stack till Donken.
    Stick!
Where this word comes from

Old Norse stika, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną. Compare Danish stikke, German stechen, English stick

verb

  1. to knit

    Mormor stickade.
Where this word comes from

Old Norse stikka, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-, related to Etymology 2 below. Compare Icelandic stika, English stick.

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