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Old English · noun

sticca

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
weak
IPA
/ˈstik.kɑ/
Syllables
ˈstik · kɑ (2 syllables)
Modern English
stickdialpointerwooden spoonpegspoon

Meaning

  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

Declension of sticca
SingularPlural
Nominative sticcasticcan
Accusative sticcansticcan
Genitive sticcansticcena
Dative sticcansticcum

All forms (4)

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 stëcko.

Descendants

stick

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