stye
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stye¹
- /ˈstaɪ̯/
- [ˈstaɪ̯]
Sounds like sty · Rhymes with -aɪ
Where it comes from
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.
stye²
- /ˈstaɪ̯/
- [ˈstaɪ̯]
Sounds like sty · Rhymes with -aɪ
noun styes
- Alternative form of sty (“shelter for pigs”). This house was something between a cave, a prison, and a tumble-down pig-stye.
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noun bacterial infection of the eyelash or eyelid
| Español | orzuelo, urzuelo, ansuelo, xoy, tutupiche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다래끼 daraekki, 맥립종 maengnipjong |
| 日本語 | 麦粒腫 bakuryūshu, ̼ものもらい monomorai |
| 中文 | 針眼 /针眼 zhēnyan, 偷針眼 /偷针眼 tōuzhēnyan, 麥粒腫 /麦粒肿 màilìzhǒng |
| Português | hordéolo, terçol, treçolho |
| Français | orgelet, compère loriot |
| Deutsch | Hordeolum, Gerstenkorn |
| Italiano | orzaiolo |
| Ελληνικά | κριθαράκι kritharáki, κριθή krithí |
| Română | urcior |
| Русский | ячме́нь jačménʹ |
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