stie

See also: știe

English

Noun

stie (plural sties)

  1. Obsolete form of stye (“eye infection”).

Italian

Noun

stie f

  1. plural of stia

Anagrams

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stigi, stegi.[1]

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiː(ə)/
  • IPA(key): (earlier) /ˈstei̯/, (later) /ˈsteː/[2] (Northern)

Noun

stie (plural sties)

  2. ladder
Descendants
  • English: sty (dialectal)
  • Scots: stee, stay
References
  1. ^ “stī(e, n.(2).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. ^ Hedevind, Bertil (1967), “5. NME Long Vowels”, in The Dialect of Dentdale in the West Riding of Yorkshire (Studia Anglistica Upsaliensia; 5)‎[1], Uppsala: Appelbergs Boktryckeri AB, →OCLC, § 5:5.9, page 146.

Etymology 2

Noun

stie

  1. alternative form of sty (“path”)
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