sticka
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See also: štička
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Old Norse stikka, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-, related to Etymology 2 below. Compare Icelandic stika, English stick.
Noun
sticka c
- a (wood) splinter
- Jag har fått en sticka i fingret
- I've gotten a splinter in my finger
- a knitting needle
Declension
Synonyms
(wood splinter):
Derived terms
- (splinter): tändsticka
See also
Verb
sticka (present stickar, preterite stickade, supine stickat, imperative sticka)
- to knit
- Mormor stickade
- Grandma was knitting
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sticka | stickas | ||
| Supine | stickat | stickats | ||
| Imperative | sticka | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sticken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | stickar | stickade | stickas | stickades |
| Ind. plural1 | sticka | stickade | stickas | stickades |
| Subjunctive2 | sticke | stickade | stickes | stickades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stickande | |||
| Past participle | stickad | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of sticka (weak)
Etymology 2
Old Norse stika, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną. Compare Danish stikke, German stechen, English stick
Verb
sticka (present sticker, preterite stack, supine stuckit, imperative stick)
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sticka | stickas | ||
| Supine | stuckit | stuckits | ||
| Imperative | stick | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | sticken | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sticker | stack | sticks, stickes | stacks |
| Ind. plural1 | sticka | stucko | stickas | stuckos |
| Subjunctive2 | sticke | stucke | stickes | stuckes |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | stickande | |||
| Past participle | stucken | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Conjugation of sticka (class 3 strong)
Related terms
Further reading
- sticka in Svensk ordbok.
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