stiche

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === stecche, steche, sticche, sticke, stych, styche, styk === Etymology === Inherited from Old English stiċe, from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz; compare stikke. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstit͡ʃ(ə)/ (Northern) IPA(key): /stik/, /steːk/ === Noun === stiche (plural stiches) An acute stabbing sensation. A stitch (pass of a needle or loop made by one). (surgery) Surgical stitching. ==== Related terms ==== stichen ==== Descendants ==== English: stitch Scots: steek, stick ==== References ==== “stich(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. == Middle High German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈs̠tixːə/ === Verb === stiche first-person singular present indicative of stëchen