sticka

See also: štička

Swedish

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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
Declension
Declension of sticka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative sticka stickan stickor stickorna
Genitive stickas stickans stickors stickornas
Derived terms
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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
Participles
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
  2. to stick, put
  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
Participles
Present participle stickande
Past participle stucken
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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