Meaning of "sty" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STY

Old English stig; related to Old Norse stīa pen, fold, Old High German stīga, Middle Dutch stije.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF STY

sty  [staɪ]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STY

Sty is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb sty in English.

WHAT DOES STY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sty

A sty or pigsty is a small-scale outdoor enclosure for raising domestic pigs. It is sometimes referred to as a hog pen, hog parlor, pigpen, pig parlor, or pig-cote. Pigsties are generally fenced areas of bare dirt and/or mud. Both "sty" and "pigpen" are used as derogatory descriptions of dirty messy areas. There are three contributing reasons that pigs, generally clean animals, create such a living environment: ▪ Pigs are voracious eaters and will eat all the plants in the enclosure until there is nothing left to control erosion. ▪ The pig is a rooting animal and will dig for food in the enclosure, further disturbing the soil. ▪ Pigs do not regulate temperature by sweating which means that they must be provided with water or mud in which they can control their own body temperature. A large-scale enclosure for raising pigs is generally called a hog lot. Unlike a sty which would be found on a mixed farm, a hog lot is usually a dedicated facility.

Definition of sty in the English dictionary

The first definition of sty in the dictionary is a pen in which pigs are housed and fed. Other definition of sty is any filthy or corrupt place. Sty is also to enclose or be enclosed in a sty.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STY

PRESENT

Present

I sty

you sty

he/she/it sties

we sty

you sty

they sty

Present continuous

I am stying

you are stying

he/she/it is stying

we are stying

you are stying

they are stying

Present perfect

I have stied

you have stied

he/she/it has stied

we have stied

you have stied

they have stied

Present perfect continuous

I have been stying

you have been stying

he/she/it has been stying

we have been stying

you have been stying

they have been stying

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I stied

you stied

he/she/it stied

we stied

you stied

they stied

Past continuous

I was stying

you were stying

he/she/it was stying

we were stying

you were stying

they were stying

Past perfect

I had stied

you had stied

he/she/it had stied

we had stied

you had stied

they had stied

Past perfect continuous

I had been stying

you had been stying

he/she/it had been stying

we had been stying

you had been stying

they had been stying

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will sty

you will sty

he/she/it will sty

we will sty

you will sty

they will sty

Future continuous

I will be stying

you will be stying

he/she/it will be stying

we will be stying

you will be stying

they will be stying

Future perfect

I will have stied

you will have stied

he/she/it will have stied

we will have stied

you will have stied

they will have stied

Future perfect continuous

I will have been stying

you will have been stying

he/she/it will have been stying

we will have been stying

you will have been stying

they will have been stying

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would sty

you would sty

he/she/it would sty

we would sty

you would sty

they would sty

Conditional continuous

I would be stying

you would be stying

he/she/it would be stying

we would be stying

you would be stying

they would be stying

Conditional perfect

I would have sty

you would have sty

he/she/it would have sty

we would have sty

you would have sty

they would have sty

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been stying

you would have been stying

he/she/it would have been stying

we would have been stying

you would have been stying

they would have been stying

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you sty
we let´s sty
you sty

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to sty

Past participle

stied

Present Participle

stying

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF STY

Find out the translation of sty to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sty from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sty» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 麦粒肿
• Translator English - Spanish: sty
• English: sty
• Translator English - Hindi: शूकरशाला
• Translator English - Arabic: مكان قذر
• Translator English - Russian: свинарник
• Translator English - Portuguese: chiqueiro
• Translator English - Bengali: শূকরের খোঁয়াড়
• Translator English - French: porcherie
• Translator English - Malay: Sty
• Translator English - German: Stall
• Translator English - Japanese: 麦粒腫
• Translator English - Korean: 우리 군
• Translator English - Javanese: Sty
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nơi bẩn thỉu
• Translator English - Tamil: கண்கட்டி
• Translator English - Marathi: नीटनेटका
• Translator English - Turkish: arpacık
• Translator English - Italian: porcile
• Translator English - Polish: chlew
• Translator English - Ukrainian: свинарник
• Translator English - Romanian: urcior
• Translator English - Greek: χοιροστάσιο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: hok
• Translator English - Swedish: sty
• Translator English - Norwegian: svinesti

QUOTES WITH «STY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sty.

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Eugene O'Neill

One should either be sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STY»

Discover the use of sty in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sty and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Sty of the Blind Pig: A Play in 3 Acts

SCENE. 1. 7he setting of the play is the Warren apartment on the soutbside of Chicago. 7be apartment shows a definite 7-rench influence which is in sharp contrast- to the furniture — signs written in silver on blue cardboard quoting the verses ...

Phillip Hayes Dean, 1972

Never Say Sty

Linda O. Johnston. Long after our pet-setting duties were enjoyed and completed , Lexie and I watched it in high def, curled up on the beautiful beige-on-beige sofa in Dante's living room. Dante, to his absolute, pet-loving credit, had Wagner up ...

Linda O. Johnston, 2009

The Construction News

\V. Backus, 75 W. Oak Grove St., 2 sty. fr. garage. $1,000 Twent -ei lit minor permits. $5,390 P. Nyail, 626 7th St. S.. repairs after fire, $1,000. ('. I. Pratt, 350!) ( irand Av., 2 stys. plaster veneer flats, $5.000. t'. E. Pratt, 3452 Bryant Av. S., 2 sty.

‎1913

Hortus Woburnensis: A Descriptive Catalogue of Upwards of ...

Sty.& Anth.excl. meJastoma. a.h. black-mouthed. 3, ciliat. Sty.&Antli.excl. mellftera . it.e.w. honey-bearing. 3, smth. Sty.&Antli.excl. metulaefl6ra. h.k. mnc-piii-flow'd.4 -5,snitli. Sty.&Anth.incl. Hi.bell-sh. G. 8. C. B. S. yei.conesh. 4. 7. pur.bell-sh.

James Forbes, John Russell Duke of Bedford, 1833

The Carpenters Trade Journal ...

Garage: 1 sty. 25x25. Massachusetts av., Arlington, Mass. Church: 1 sty. 50x90. $35M. Athol, Mass. Elephant House: 1 sty. 78x45. $25M. Franklin Park. Factory ( paper add.): ingham, Mass. Hospital (alt. 8: add): 3 sty. 8: bas. 120x 52. Cor.

‎1914

Real Estate Values: Being a Compendium of Real Estate ...

A, 24.6 x66.2; 6-sty. ten. and s. (Part. A.) S. Beriiner. September, '08. $21,800 No. 171, n. s., 125.6 west Ave. A, 25.3x 06.2; 5-sty. ten. (Exrs. A., estate of William Brill . ) Bid in. April, '11. $26,250 No. 217, n. s., 248.7 west Ave. B, 24.9x 96.2 ; 5-sty.

‎1915

Annual Real Estate Review and Forecast ...

173D ST. s. w. cor. Weeks ave.; 5-sty ten., 84x85.6; $65,000; Ada- vine Constn. Corpn. ; July. 174TH ST. n. s., from Anthony to Carter ave.; 5-sty brick ten., 106.67 x68: $100.000; Moritz Kandel; Sept 175TII ST. n. w. cor. Waterloo pi.; 5-sty ten., ...

‎1913

Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide

Lumber'of all Kinds for 'sAsH. nooixsfnnmns AND rrousi: Tiuiu -"10th st, No 33 West, 1-sty brk and stone rear extension, 7x15, lnstali windows, to -1-sty brk and stone dwelling; cost, $1,000; C J Wittepzlaéarg, 33 W 50th st; ar't, James E Cooper, ...

‎1905

Dictionary of Natural Products

Methionine sulfoxide; (5),.(S)s-/orm, in M-00638 Methionine sulfoximine, M- 00639 4-Methoxy-2-piperidinecarboxylic acid, in H-02912 2-Methylamino-3- methylbutanoic acid; (Sty- form, in M-00789 2-Methylamino-2-phenylacetic acid; ( Sty- form ...

John Buckingham, 1993

More Math Into LaTeX

... option bk10.clo MiL4.sty amsmath.sty amstext.sty amsbsy.sty amsthm.sty verbatim.sty amsxtra.sty eucal.sty amssymb.sty amsfonts.sty latexsym.sty amscd. sty alltt.sty graphicx.sty keyval.sty graphics.sty trig.sty This list looks quite up-to- date (in ...

George Grätzer, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sty is used in the context of the following news items.

Week 1134: The 'Sty'le Invitational Red'ux'

(Click here to skip down to this week's winning puns on foreign phrases.) “Aw”ard: The trophy the team gives to the schlumpy kids just for participating. (Roger ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Walker airlifted from Sty Head path after becoming unwell

Keswick Mountain Rescue Team was alerted when the 65-year-old became faint and unwell while walking with her family between Seathwaite and Sty Head. «Grough, Jul 15»

500-Lb Pig Rescued from 'Pig Sty' in Detroit Basement

500-Lb Pig Rescued from 'Pig Sty' in Detroit Basement. Updated: Saturday, June 27, 2015 | Sean Rowe. 500-Lb Pig Rescued from 'Pig Sty' in Detroit Basement ... «Fox 28, Jun 15»

QUIRKY WORLD ... Feminist award is one in the sty for male …

USA: Screen and TV star, diva and beloved Muppet Miss Piggy has been recognised for her contributions to society with a feminist award at the Brooklyn ... «Irish Examiner, Jun 15»

Suspect leaves police cruiser looking like pig sty

A Shelby Township pig is back in the arms of its owner after a brief escape and somewhat humorous run-in with police. Debbie DeRiemaecker tells WXYZ-TV ... «Detroit Free Press, May 15»

Lake Wales woman charged in death of 2-year-old son

Her brother-in-law noticed that Sty'zjon was injured, vomiting and lethargic, so he contacted Speed. Speed came back to take the boy home, but he was ... «Bay News 9, May 15»

Mountfitchet Castle chicks hatch in 'boar's sty'

A castle has welcomed 20 chicks to its grounds after hens nested next to a lifelike replica boar. The boar - which has a moving head - is one of a number of ... «BBC News, Apr 15»

Feeling fur-sty? Dorking pub installs special dogs-only bar

A DORKING pub has taken the idea of being dog friendly to the next level by installing a dedicated bar specifically to serve man's best friend. The Old House in ... «Dorking and Leatherhead Advertiser, Apr 15»

Mountfitchet Castle hens lay eggs next to 'boar's sty'

Hens living on the grounds of a castle have nested right next to a lifelike replica boar. The boar - which has a moving head - is one of a number of animated ... «BBC News, Apr 15»

Creating a Dinah-sty

Creating a Dinah-sty. Event promoter extraordinaire Mariah Hanson goes all out for the girls. By Mona de Crinis. Mariah Hanson started The Dinah 25 years ago ... «Palm Springs Life, Mar 15»