stia

See also: stía and STIA

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsti.a/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic stīga (“cage, stall”), from Proto-Germanic *stiją, which could be ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”), similar to *stainaz (“stone”).[1] Cognate with English sty.

Noun

stia f (plural stie)

  1. hutch, coop (for small animals or birds)
  2. birdcage

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stia

  1. inflection of stare:
    1. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ “sti,2” in Den Danske Ordbog

Anagrams

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stía, stí, from Proto-Germanic *stiją, which could be ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”), similar to *stainaz (“stone”).[1] Cognate of Icelandic stía, English sty.

Noun

stia c

  1. a sty (pen or enclosure for swine)

Declension

Declension of stia
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stia stias
definite stian stians
plural indefinite stior stiors
definite stiorna stiornas

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “sti,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
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