stich

See also: Stich

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, line, row, verse). Akin to στείχω (steíkhō, I go).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɪk/
  • Rhymes: -ɪk
  • Homophone: stick

Noun

stich (plural stichs)

  1. (obsolete) A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet, especially a verse of Scripture.
  2. 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.
  3. (obsolete) A row, line, or rank of trees.

References

  • stich in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

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Verb

stich

  1. singular imperative of stechen
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