steeg
See also: Steeg
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /steːx/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: steeg
- Rhymes: -eːx
- Homophone: Steeg
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch steech, stege, from Old Dutch steyga, *stega (“stairway”), from Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“staircase; ladder”). Cognate with Middle Low German stēge, Old High German stega. More distantly related to Old High German steiga (from Proto-Germanic *staigō-) and German Steg (from Proto-Germanic *stiga-).
Noun
steeg f (plural stegen, diminutive steegje n)
- an alleyway; a lane (between walls, fencing, etc.); a bystreet
- Ze wachtten hem op in een steegje.
- They awaited him in an alley.
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: steeg
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
steeg
- singular past indicative of stijgen
Anagrams
North Frisian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stikaną.
Pronunciation
- (Föhr-Amrum) IPA(key): [steːç]
Verb
steeg (Föhr-Amrum)
Conjugation
| infinitive I | steeg | |
|---|---|---|
| infinitive II | (tu) steegen | |
| past participle | steet | |
| imperative singular | steeg | |
| imperative plural | steeg’m | |
| present | past | |
| 1st singular | steeg | steet |
| 2nd singular | steetst | steetst |
| 3rd singular | steet | steet |
| plural | steeg | steet |
| perfect | pluperfect | |
| 1st singular | haa steet | hed steet |
| 2nd singular | heest steet | hedst steet |
| 3rd singular | hee steet | hed steet |
| plural | haa steet | hed steet |
| future (skel) | future (wel) | |
| 1st singular | skal steeg | wal steeg |
| 2nd singular | skääl steeg | wääl steeg |
| 3rd singular | skal steeg | wal steeg |
| plural | skel steeg | wel steeg |