sticka

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See also: štička

Swedish

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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sticka c

  1. a (wood) splinter
    Jag har fått en sticka i fingret
    I've gotten a splinter in my finger
  2. a knitting needle
Declension
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Declension of sticka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sticka stickan stickor stickorna
Genitive stickas stickans stickors stickornas
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Verb

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sticka (present stickar, preterite stickade, supine stickat, imperative sticka)

  1. to knit
    Mormor stickade
    Grandma was knitting
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

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sticka (present sticker, preterite stack, supine stuckit, imperative stick)

  1. to sting, prick
  2. to stick, put
  3. (colloquial) to go (somewhere), to leave (for some other place)
    Synonyms: dra, dunsta, gitta
    Vi stack till Donken
    We went to McDonald's
    Stick!
    Scram!
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