stitch

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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: stĭch
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• General-American, Received-Pronunciation: /stɪt͡ʃ/
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• CMU ARPABET: S T IH1 CH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Middle English stiche, from Old English stiċe (“a prick, puncture, stab, thrust with a pointed implement, pricking sensation, stitch, pain in the side, sting”), from Proto-West Germanic *stiki, from Proto-Germanic *stikiz (“prick, piercing, stitch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg- (“to stab, pierce”). Cognate with Dutch steek (“prick, stitch”), German Stich (“a prick, piercing, stitch”), Old English stician (“to stick, stab, pierce, prick”). More at stick. Via PIE cognate with Czech steh, Polish ścieg, Russian стежо́к (stežók).

From Middle English sticchen, stichen, from Old English *stiċċan, stiċċian, from Proto-Germanic *stikjaną (“to stab, stick, prick”), influenced by the noun (see above).

137 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: غَرَزَة (ḡaraza) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Arabic: غرْزة (ḡərza) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Armenian: հատ (hat) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Armenian: օղակ (ōġak) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Azerbaijani: tikiş — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Bulgarian: шев (šev) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Bulgarian: бод (bod) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Catalan: punt — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Chinese Mandarin: 缝针 (féngzhēn) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Czech: steh — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Danish: sting — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Dutch: steek — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Finnish: pisto — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Finnish: tikki — single pass of the needle in sewing
• French: point — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Galician: puntada — single pass of the needle in sewing
• German: Stich — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Greek: βελονιά (veloniá) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Hindi: सिलाई (silāī) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Hungarian: öltés — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Ido: sutuno — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Irish: greim — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Italian: punto — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Central Kurdish: تەقەڵ (teqell) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Northern Kurdish: dirwar — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Northern Kurdish: kêl — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Southern Kurdish: تەقەڵ (teqell) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Macedonian: бод (bod) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Manx: lhoob — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Manx: whaaley — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Māori: tuinga — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Middle English: stiche — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Persian: کوک (kuk) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Polish: ścieg — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Portuguese: ponto — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Russian: стежо́к (stežók) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Russian: пе́тля (pétlja) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Russian: петля́ (petljá) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Spanish: puntada — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Spanish: punto — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Swedish: stygn — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Tamil: தையல் (taiyal) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Telugu: కుట్టు (kuṭṭu) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Tibetan: ཚེམ་བུ (tshem bu) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Turkish: dikiş — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Ottoman Turkish: دیكیش (dikiş) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Ukrainian: стібо́к (stibók) — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Vietnamese: mũi khâu — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Volapük: näg — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Walloon: pont — single pass of the needle in sewing
• Azerbaijani: tikiş — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Bulgarian: шев (šev) — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Czech: steh — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Finnish: ommel — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Galician: punto — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Galician: costura — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• German: Stich — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Greek: ραφή (rafí) — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Latin: sūtūra — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Macedonian: шев (šev) — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Manx: lhoob — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Manx: whaaley — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Polish: ścieg — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Swedish: söm — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Turkish: dikiş — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in sewing
• Bulgarian: пробождане (proboždane) — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Chinese Mandarin: 岔氣 /岔气 (chàqì) — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Danish: sidesting — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Danish: sidestik — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Dutch: zijsteek — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Finnish: pistos — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• French: point de côté — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Galician: punto — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• German: Seitenstechen — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Greek: σφάχτης (sfáchtis) — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Italian: fitta — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Macedonian: бо́дење (bódenje) — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Māori: pākini — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Middle English: stiche — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Norman: ahan dans l'côté — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Plautdietsch: Stäakj — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Polish: kolka — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Portuguese: pontada — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Spanish: dolor en el costado — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Spanish: punzada — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Swedish: håll — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Swedish: mjälthugg — an intense stabbing pain under the lower edge of the ribcage
• Bulgarian: бримка (brimka) — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Danish: maske — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Finnish: silmukka — single turn of the thread in knitting
• French: point — single turn of the thread in knitting
• French: maille — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Galician: punto — single turn of the thread in knitting
• German: Masche — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Greek: πόντος (póntos) — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Hungarian: szem — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Italian: punto — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Italian: maglia — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Macedonian: пе́телка (pételka) — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Manx: lhoob — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Manx: whaaley — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Polish: oczko — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Russian: петля (petlja) — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Scottish Gaelic: lùb — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Spanish: punto — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Swedish: maska — single turn of the thread in knitting
• Bulgarian: плетка (pletka) — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Finnish: kudos — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Galician: punto — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• German: Strickmuster — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Greek: πλέξη (pléxi) — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Macedonian: пле́тка (plétka) — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Manx: lhoob — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Manx: whaaley — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Polish: ścieg — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Polish: splot — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Portuguese: ponto — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Swedish: stickning — arrangement of stitches or method of stitching in knitting
• Danish: stik — local sharp pain
• Finnish: pistos — local sharp pain
• French: crampe — local sharp pain
• German: Stechen — local sharp pain
• Greek: σουβλιά (souvliá) — local sharp pain
• Irish: arraing — local sharp pain
• Portuguese: pontada — local sharp pain
• Russian: резь (rezʹ) — local sharp pain
• Spanish: punzada — local sharp pain
• French: fringue — colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress
• Irish: luid — colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress
• Irish: tointe — colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress
• Swedish: tråd — colloquial: any least part of a fabric or dress
• Bulgarian: шия (šija) — To practice stitching
• Greek: ράβω (rávo) — To practice stitching
• Macedonian: ши́е (šíe) — To practice stitching
• Norman: stichi — To practice stitching
• Sanskrit: सीव्यति (sī́vyati) — To practice stitching
• Tamil: தையல் பழகு (taiyal paḻaku) — To practice stitching