sike

== English == === Alternative forms === syke === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saɪk/ Rhymes: -aɪk Homophones: psych, cyc === Etymology 1 === From Northern Middle English sike, from Old English sīċ (see sitch), possibly also from or related to Old Norse sík; both from Proto-Germanic *sīką (“slow flowing water; trickle”). Cognate with Norwegian sik. Compare Scots sheuch. ==== Noun ==== sike (plural sikes) (Scotland, Northumbria) A gutter or ditch; a small stream that frequently dries up in the summer; the marshy ground or ditch through which such a stream flows. ===== Alternative forms ===== syke === Etymology 2 === From Middle English siken, from Old English sīcan (“to sigh”), from Proto-West Germanic *sīkan (“to sigh”). Doublet of sigh. ==== Verb ==== sike (third-person singular simple present sikes, present participle siking, simple past and past participle siked) (archaic or Northern England) To sigh or sob. ==== Noun ==== sike (plural sikes) (archaic or Northern England) A sigh. === Etymology 3 === ==== Determiner ==== sike (Yorkshire) Such. ===== References ===== [1] === Etymology 4 === Pronunciation respelling of psych. ==== Interjection ==== sike (slang) Alternative form of psych. === Anagrams === EIKs, Kise, seki, skie == Chuukese == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Ziege. === Noun === sike goat == Manchu == === Romanization === sike romanization of ᠰᡳᡴᡝ == Middle English == === Adjective === sike alternative form of sik == Northern Kurdish == === Etymology === From Arabic سِكَّة (sikka). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sɪˈkɛ/ === Noun === sike ? coin == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Alternative forms === sika (a-infinitive) === Verb === sike (present tense sik or sikar or siker, past tense seik or sika or sikt, supine sike or sika or sikt, past participle siken or sika or sikt, present participle sikande, imperative sik) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}. === References === “sike” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Turkish == === Noun === sike dative singular of sik == West Frisian == === Alternative forms === syk === Etymology 1 === Deverbal from sykje (“to seek, to search”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsikə/ ==== Noun ==== sike c (plural siken) breath gust of wind ===== Further reading ===== “sike”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011 === Etymology 2 === Compare Dutch zieke (“sick person”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /siːkə/, /sikə/ ==== Noun ==== sike c (plural siken) sick person ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Further reading ===== “sike”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011