sticca

Old English

Alternative forms

  • *stecca

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *stikkō, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to pierce, prick, be sharp”), whence also Old High German stecko.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈstik.kɑ/

    Noun

    sticca m

    1. stick
    2. peg
    3. rod or beam
    4. the pointer of a dial
    5. a piece of wood used as a spoon, wooden spoon

    Declension

    Weak:

    singular plural
    nominative sticca sticcan
    accusative sticcan sticcan
    genitive sticcan sticcena
    dative sticcan sticcum

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Middle English: stikke, sticke, stik
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