name
Meaning 1
A surname from German.
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Standard Lemma guide
Stich
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Pronunciation
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/stɪk/
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rhymes with -ɪk
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homophone: stick
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CMU ARPABET: S T IH1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 3
A part of a line of poetry, especially in the distichal poetry of the Hebrew Bible and in early Germanic heroic verse such as Beowulf, where the line is composed of two (occasionally three) such parts.
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noun
Meaning 4
A row, line, or rank of trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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noun
Meaning 5
Obsolete form of stitch.
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Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
Meaning 6
Misspelling of stitch.
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Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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verb
Meaning 7
Obsolete form of stitch.
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Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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verb
Meaning 8
Misspelling of stitch.
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Usage: alt-of, misspelling
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from German Stich.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “line, row, verse”). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, “I go”).