stik

See also: Stik, štik, and -stik

Danish

Etymology

From the verb stikke (“jab, stab”).

Noun

stik

1. a stab or jab
2. an electrical plug

   Træk stikket ud af stikkontakten.

   Pull the plug out of the socket.

3. (card games) a trick

   Han tog det sidste stik med et trumfkort.

   He took the last trick with a trump card.

4. a hitch (knot used to fasten a rope to a rigid object)

Dutch

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɪk
• IPA^(key): /stɪk/

Verb

stik

1. inflection of stikken:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Interjection

stik

1. (Netherlands) drat, darn; Used as an expression of frustration, if something doesn't work out as expected. It is a rather innocent, child-friendly curse.

   Stik, alweer ernaast!

   Drat, missed again!

Anagrams

• kist

Middle English

Noun

stik (plural stikkes)

1. Alternative form of stikke

Pitcairn-Norfolk

Noun

stik

1. bush, rainforest

West Flemish

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stic, variant of stuc, from Old Dutch *stukki, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją.

Noun

stik n (plural stikn, diminutive stiksje)

1. part
2. piece, fragment, component

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

stik n (plural stikken, diminutive stikje)

1. part
2. piece, fragment, component
3. performance, play, number

   Richard III is in stik fan William Shakespeare.

   Richard III is a play by Shakespeare.

Further reading

• “stik (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011