"steck" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /stɛk/ Forms: stecks [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛk Etymology: From Middle English stic, from Middle Dutch stucke, sticke, from Old Dutch *stukki, *stikki, from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“piece”). Cognate with Danish stykke (“piece”), Dutch stuk (“piece”), Faroese stykki (“piece”), German Stück (“piece”), Icelandic stykki (“piece”), Norwegian stykke (“piece”), Swedish stycke (“piece”). Doublet of shtick and shtuka. See also stock. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|stic}} Middle English stic, {{der|en|dum|stucke}} Middle Dutch stucke, {{m|dum|sticke}} sticke, {{der|en|odt|*stukki}} Old Dutch *stukki, {{m|odt|*stikki}} *stikki, {{der|en|gmw-pro|*stukkī}} Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, {{der|en|gem-pro|*stukkiją||piece}} Proto-Germanic *stukkiją (“piece”), {{cog|da|stykke||piece}} Danish stykke (“piece”), {{cog|nl|stuk||piece}} Dutch stuk (“piece”), {{cog|fo|stykki||piece}} Faroese stykki (“piece”), {{cog|de|Stück||piece}} German Stück (“piece”), {{cog|is|stykki||piece}} Icelandic stykki (“piece”), {{cog|no|stykke||piece}} Norwegian stykke (“piece”), {{cog|sv|stycke||piece}} Swedish stycke (“piece”), {{doublet|en|shtick|shtuka}} Doublet of shtick and shtuka, {{m|en|stock}} stock Head templates: {{en-noun}} steck (plural stecks)
  1. (Scotland, Northern England, obsolete) A piece or an item. Tags: Northern-England, Scotland, obsolete Synonyms: stek, steik, stike, steek, steak, steyk, styk, staig
    Sense id: en-steck-en-noun-pVfWh~Qj Categories (other): Northern England English, Scottish English

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1693, Extracts from the Records",
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        {
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      "word": "stek"
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      "word": "steik"
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      "word": "steek"
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    },
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      "word": "styk"
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    {
      "word": "staig"
    }
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