stacga

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *staggijô (“stag, male animal, porcupine”), from Proto-Indo-European *stegʰ-, *stengʰ- (“to prick, stick, pierce”), equivalent to *stac- (compare Old English staca) +‎ -ga (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Old Norse steggi (“male animal, drake”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑɡ.ɡɑ/

Noun

stacga m

  1. stag

Declension

Weak:

singular plural
nominative stacga stacgan
accusative stacgan stacgan
genitive stacgan stacgena
dative stacgan stacgum

Descendants

  • Middle English: stagge, stag, steg, stagh, stagg
    • English: stag
    • Scots: steg, staig
    • Yola: staag
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