eldertongue

Old English · noun

sting

Part of speech
noun, masculine
Declension
strong a-stem
IPA
/stinɡ/
[stiŋɡ]
Syllables
stinɡ (1 syllable)
Modern English
stingstingingstabpointed

Meaning

  1. sting, stinging (of an animal)

  2. stab, thrust made with a pointed instrument; the wound made by a stab or sting

Declension

Declension of sting
SingularPlural
Nominative stingstingas
Accusative stingstingas
Genitive stingesstinga
Dative stingestingum

All forms (6)

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stingaz; akin to stingan.

Descendants

sting

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