stikka

Elfdalian

Etymology

From Old Norse støkkva, stynka, stinkva, from Proto-Germanic *stinkwaną. Cognate with Swedish stinka.

Verb

stikka

1. to stink

Inflection

Conjugation of stikka — active

infinitive	stikka
present participle	stikkend
supine	stuttjeð
indicative	present	past
1st singular	stikk	ståkk
2nd singular	stikk	ståkk
3rd singular	stikk	ståkk
1st plural	stikkum	ståkkum
2nd plural	stikkið	ståkkið
3rd plural	stikka	ståkku
imperative	present
2nd singular	stikk
1st plural	stikkum
2nd plural	stikkið

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stikke

Etymology

From the past tense of the verb stinga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stɪkːɑ/

Verb

stikka (present tense stikk, past tense stakk, supine stukke, past participle stukken, present participle stikkande, imperative stikk)

1. to sting

   Vepsar kan stikka når dei blir forstyrra.

   Wasps may sting when they are disturbed.

2. to stab

   Ein mann har stukke ein annan med kniv.

   A man has stabbed another man with a knife.

3. to thrust

   Eg heldt fram med å stikka spaden i jorda.

   I continued thrusting my shovel into the ground.

4. to stick

   Ballongen sprekk når eg stikk han med denne nåla.

   The balloon will pop when I stick this pin in it.

5. to prick

   Når du gir blod, må sjukepleiaren stikka deg armen.

   When you donate blood, the nurse has to prick your arm.

6. to prod, poke

   Det er veldig irriterande når du stikk meg i armen med fingeren din.

   It is very annoying when you poke my arm with your finger.

7. to protrude

   Trea stakk opp av snøen.

   The trees protruded from the snow.

8. to go away quickly, to scarper

   Tjuvane hadde stukke av då politiet kom.

   The thieves had run away when the police arrived.

References

• “stikka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.