sty

Betekenis (English)

Noun

1. A pen or enclosure for swine.
2. A messy, dirty or debauched place.

Verb

1. To place in, or as if in, a sty.
2. To live in a sty, or any messy or dirty place.

Verb

To ascend, rise up, climb.

Concepten

stal

hok

varkenshok

varkenskot

kot

👎

strontje

zwijnestal

zwijnestal

Synonyms

stye

pigpen

pigsty

piggery

hordeolum

stable

stall

outbuilding

shed

outhouse

eye infection

whitespace

pinholing

hog house

needle hole

Lettish

hordeolum stye

cage

cataract

coop

cowshed

den

fold

hovel

pen

🖊️

pinhole

wart

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/staɪ/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Middelengels: sty

Inherited from Oudengels: stī

Cognate with Duits: Stiege

Cognate with Deens: sti

Cognate with Zweeds: stia

Cognate with Noors: sti

Cognate with IJslands: stía

Inherited from Middelengels: stien

Inherited from Oudengels: stīgan

Cognate with Nederlands: stijgen

Cognate with Duits: steigen

Cognate with Deens: stige

Cognate with Noors - Bokmål: stige

Cognate with Noors - Nynorsk: -

Cognate with Zweeds: stiga

Cognate with Oudnoors: stíga

In summary

From Middle English sty, from Old English stī, stiġ (“sty, pen, a wooden enclosure; hall”, chiefly in compounds), from Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with German Stiege (“wooden crate”), dialectal German Steige (“hen-coop”), Danish sti (“sty, enclosure for swine, sheep, hens, etc.”), Swedish stia (“sty for pigs, geese, etc.”), Norwegian sti (“flock of sheep”), Icelandic stía (“a kennel”).