Stieglitz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stieglitz.

Proper noun

Stieglitz (plural Stieglitzes)

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Stieglitz is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Stieglitz is most common among White (93.72%) individuals.

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Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German stigliz, stigelitze, from Old Czech stehlec, derived from Proto-Slavic *ščegъlъ. Cognate with modern Czech stehlík, Slovak stehlík, Polish szczygieł, Ukrainian щи́голь (ščýholʹ), Russian щего́л (ščegól), all referring to the same bird.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtiː.ɡlɪt͡s/, /ˈʃtiːk.lɪt͡s/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Stieg‧litz

Noun

Stieglitz m (strong, genitive Stieglitzes, plural Stieglitze)

  1. European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    Synonym: Distelfink
    • 1821, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years]‎[1], volume 3:
      Zeisige und Stieglitze, in Käfigen aufgehangen, zwitschern dazwischen, und nicht leicht möchte ein Bild regeren Lebens gefunden werden als in einer Stube, wo mehrere Spinnerinnen arbeiten.
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Declension

Declension of Stieglitz [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stieglitz die Stieglitze
genitive eines des Stieglitzes der Stieglitze
dative einem dem Stieglitz, Stieglitze1 den Stieglitzen
accusative einen den Stieglitz die Stieglitze

1Now rare, see notes.

  • Steglitz

Descendants

  • → Finnish: tikli (or from Middle Low German)
  • → Serbo-Croatian: štìglec, štìglic, štìglić
  • → Slovene: štiglic
  • → Swedish: steglits (or from Middle Low German)
  • → Upper Sorbian: štiglica

Further reading

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