sticka
See also: štička
Swedish
[edit]Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
[edit]Old Norse stikka, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-, related to Etymology 2 below. Compare Icelandic stika, English stick.
Noun
[edit]sticka c
- a (wood) splinter
- Jag har fått en sticka i fingret
- I've gotten a splinter in my finger
- a knitting needle
Declension
[edit]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | sticka | stickas |
| definite | stickan | stickans | |
| plural | indefinite | stickor | stickors |
| definite | stickorna | stickornas |
Synonyms
[edit](wood splinter):
Derived terms
[edit]- (splinter): tändsticka
See also
[edit]Verb
[edit]sticka (present stickar, preterite stickade, supine stickat, imperative sticka)
- to knit
- Mormor stickade
- Grandma was knitting
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sticka | stickas | ||
| supine | stickat | stickats | ||
| imperative | sticka | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sticken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | stickar | stickade | stickas | stickades |
| ind. plural1 | sticka | stickade | stickas | stickades |
| subjunctive2 | sticke | stickade | stickes | stickades |
| present participle | stickande | |||
| past participle | stickad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Etymology 2
[edit]Old Norse stika, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną. Compare Danish stikke, German stechen, English stick
Verb
[edit]sticka (present sticker, preterite stack, supine stuckit, imperative stick)
Conjugation
[edit]| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sticka | stickas | ||
| supine | stuckit | stuckits | ||
| imperative | stick | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | sticken | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | sticker | stack | sticks, stickes | stacks |
| ind. plural1 | sticka | stucko | stickas | stuckos |
| subjunctive2 | sticke | stucke | stickes | stuckes |
| present participle | stickande | |||
| past participle | stucken | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- sticka in Svensk ordbok.
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