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

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): 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
	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.

Related terms

• stick
• stickning
• stinga
• stygn

Further reading

• sticka in Svensk ordbok.