Stich

See also: stich

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stich.

Proper noun

Stich

1. A surname from German.
   • 2008, Pete Sampras, Peter Bodo, Pete Sampras: A Champion's Mind, published 2010, unnumbered page:

     In the 1991 Wimbledon semifinal between Michael Stich and Stefan Edberg, there was just one service break in the entire match, and the guy whose serve was broken, Stich, ended up winning the match!

Alemannic German

Alternative forms

• Stuch

Etymology

From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki. Cognate with German Stich, Dutch steek, English stick.

Noun

Stich m

1. (Uri) stab, sting, prick

References

• Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 54.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki (“puncture, prick”).

Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), English stitch (“needlework”), Old English stician (“stick, stab, pierce, prick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtɪç/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Stich
• Rhymes: -ɪç

Noun

Stich m (strong, genitive Stiches or Stichs, plural Stiche)

1. sting, prick, stitch, stab
2. (card games) trick
3. (art) engraving
4. tinge, slight tint or discoloration (of a color)
5. (Switzerland, sports) shooting competition

Declension

Declension of Stich [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stich	die	Stiche
genitive	eines	des	Stiches, Stichs	der	Stiche
dative	einem	dem	Stich, Stiche1	den	Stichen
accusative	einen	den	Stich	die	Stiche

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• einen Stich haben
• im Stich lassen
• stichig
• stichhaltig
• Stich ins Herz

Related terms

• Anstich, Bienenstich, Durchstich, Dolchstich, Einstich, Hornissenstich, Messerstich, Nadelstich, Kupferstich, Wespenstich
• Stichstraße, Stichwaffe, Stichwahl

Proper noun

Stich m or f (proper noun, surname, masculine genitive Stichs or (with an article) Stich, feminine genitive Stich, plural Stichs)

1. a surname

Further reading

• “Stich” in Duden online
• “Stich” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German stich, from Old High German stih, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki (“puncture, prick”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtiç/

Noun

Stich m (plural Stich)

1. stab
2. sting
3. stitch (a brief, rapid pain)

Further reading

• Online Hunsrik Dictionary

North Frisian

Alternative forms

• stich (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stīgaz. Cognate with German Steig.

Noun

Stich m (plural Stiiger) (Sylt)

1. path, lane, alley (small way)
2. road (way of any size outside a settlement)