stik

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. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of stikken
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of stikken

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

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Middle English

Noun

stik (plural stikkes)

1. Alternative form of stikke

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Pitcairn-Norfolk

Noun

stik

1. bush, rainforest

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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

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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