stye

Betekenis (Engels)

A bacterial infection in the eyelash or eyelid.

Sinonieme

sty

hordeolum

eye infection

Vertalings

orzuelo

orzaiolo

orgelet

Gerstenkorn

mussol

strontje

terçol

arpacık

Hordeolum

hordéolo

compère loriot

stijg

orge

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈstaɪ/

Etimologie (Engels)

First recorded in the 17th century; probably a back-formation from Middle English styanye (first recorded in the 15th century), which in turn comes from Old English stīgend (“a small tumour on the edge of the eyelid, stye”), from the verb stīgan (“to climb, ascend, rise”) + Middle English eie (“eye”). Equivalent to sty + eye.