stye

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstaɪ̯/, [ˈstaɪ̯] Rhymes: -aɪ Hyphenation: stye Homophone: sty === Etymology 1 === First recorded in the 17th century; probably a back-formation from Middle English styanye (first recorded in the 15th century), which in turn comes from Old English stīgend (“a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid, stye”), from the verb stīgan (“to climb, ascend, rise”) + Middle English eie (“eye”). Equivalent to sty +‎ eye. ==== Noun ==== stye (plural styes) (pathology) A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid. ===== Synonyms ===== hordeolum, powk (dialect) ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== stye (plural styes) Alternative form of sty (“shelter for pigs”). ===== Quotations ===== For quotations using this term, see Citations:stye. === Anagrams === yest, Tyes, Esty, yets, yet's, tyes, stey, teys, etys == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from the oblique forms of Old English stīġ, from Proto-West Germanic *stīgu, from Proto-Germanic *stīgō, related to sty (“pigsty”). ==== Alternative forms ==== sti, stie, stiȝe, stiȝhe, stiyhe, sty ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈstiː(ə)/ IPA(key): /ˈstiːɣə/ (Early Middle English) ==== Noun ==== stye (plural styes or styen) A path, track or street. (figurative) One's chosen pathway or choices in life. (figurative, rare) A short narrative. ===== References ===== “stī(e, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 June 2018. === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== stye alternative form of stie (“ladder”)