stiche

See also: 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)

1. An acute stabbing sensation.
2. A stitch (pass of a needle or loop made by one).
3. (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.