sticka

See also: štička

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Old Norse stikka, from Proto-Germanic *stikkô, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teyg-, related to Etymology 2 below. Compare Icelandic stika, English stick.

Noun

sticka c

1. a (wood) splinter

   Jag har fått en sticka i fingret.

   I've gotten a splinter in my finger.

2. a knitting needle
3. (generally, loosely) a long, thin, sharp object

Usage notes

English stick could be thought of as an upscaled sticka in the general sense. See also pinne (“stick”).

Declension

Declension of sticka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sticka	stickas
	definite	stickan	stickans
plural	indefinite	stickor	stickors
	definite	stickorna	stickornas

Synonyms

(wood splinter):

• flis, flisa
• speta
• spink
• spåga

Derived terms

• (splinter): svavelsticka, tändsticka

See also

• flisa

Verb

sticka (present stickar, preterite stickade, supine stickat, imperative sticka)

1. to knit

   Mormor stickade.

   Grandma was knitting.

Conjugation

Conjugation of sticka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	sticka		stickas
supine	stickat		stickats
imperative	sticka		—
imper. plural1	sticken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stickar	stickade	stickas	stickades
ind. plural1	sticka	stickade	stickas	stickades
subjunctive2	sticke	stickade	stickes	stickades
present participle		stickande
past participle		stickad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Etymology 2

Old Norse stika, from Proto-Germanic *stikaną. Compare Danish stikke, German stechen, English stick

Verb

sticka (present sticker, preterite stack, supine stuckit, imperative stick)

1. to sting, prick

   bli stucken av ett bi

   be stung by a bee

   sticka någon med en nål

   prick someone with a needle

   1. to stab

      sticka någon med kniv

      stab someone with a knife

      See also hugga.

2. to stick, put

   Han stack in handen i hålet.

   He put / stuck his hand in the hole.

3. (colloquial) to go (somewhere), to leave (for some other place)

   Synonyms: dra, dunsta, gitta

   Vi stack till Donken.

   We went to McDonald's.

   Stick!

   Scram!

Conjugation

Conjugation of sticka (class 3 strong)

	active		passive
infinitive	sticka		stickas
supine	stuckit		stuckits
imperative	stick		—
imper. plural1	sticken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	sticker	stack	sticks, stickes	stacks
ind. plural1	sticka	stucko	stickas	stuckos
subjunctive2	sticke	stucke	stickes	stuckes
present participle		stickande
past participle		stucken

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• stick
• stickning
• stinga
• stygn

See also

• stoppa

References

• “sticka”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “sticka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “sticka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• sticka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)