stich

== English == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /stɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪk Homophone: stick ==== Noun ==== stich (plural stichs) (obsolete) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture. A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is composed of two (occasionally three) such parts. (obsolete) A row, line, or rank of trees. ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== stich (plural stiches) Obsolete form of stitch. Misspelling of stitch. ==== Verb ==== stich (third-person singular simple present stiches, present participle stiching, simple past and past participle stiched) Obsolete form of stitch. Misspelling of stitch. === References === “stich”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Tisch, chist, chits, sicht, sitch, stchi == German == === Pronunciation === === Verb === stich singular imperative of stechen == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠tix/ === Verb === stich second-person singular present imperative of stëchen == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === Stich (Sylt) === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *stīgaz. Cognate with German Steig. For the Mooring plural form compare twich. === Noun === stich m (plural (Föhr-Amrum) stiiger or (Mooring) steege) (Föhr-Amrum, Mooring) path, lane, alley (small way) road (way of any size outside a settlement)