stiga

stiga

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of stigt

Possibly related to stigti (“to stay in place”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *stьdza (“path”), German Steg (“footbridge”).

stiga f

1. path, forest clearing

• Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “stìgti I”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1209
• Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “steĩgti”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1204

• stige (e and split infinitives)

From Old Norse stíga.

• IPA^(key): /²stiːɡɑ/

stiga (present tense stig, past tense steig, supine stige, past participle stigen, present participle stigande, imperative stig)

1. to rise, move upwards

   Prisane stig. ― The prices are rising.

   Fuglen steig til vers. ― The bird rose into the sky.

2. to step (take a step), get on or get off (bus, train)
   • 1982, Ragnar Hovland, Sveve over vatna:

     Det hadde begynt å regne då eg steig av bussen med koffertane mine […]

     It had started raining when I stepped off the bus with my suitcases […]

• “stiga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiː.ɡɑ/, [ˈstiː.ɣɑ]
• IPA^(key): /ˈsti.jɑ/

stīga

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of stīg

stiġa

1. genitive plural of stiġ

From Proto-Germanic *stiją, probably related to the verb *stīganą (“to climb”). Cognate with English sty.

stīga n

1. cage for animals, stall

• Middle High German: stīge
  • German: Steige
• → Italian: stia

stiga

1. genitive plural of stig
2. inflection of stigi:
   1. oblique singular
   2. accusative plural
   3. genitive plural
3. inflection of stigr:
   1. accusative plural
   2. genitive plural

stiga

1. first-person singular past subjunctive of stíga

From Old Swedish stīgha, from Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą. Cognate with Danish stige, Norwegian stige, English sty, German steigen, Dutch stijgen.

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stiga (present stiger, preterite steg, supine stigit, imperative stig)

1. to step; to move the foot in walking
2. (intransitive) to rise, to increase

• stiga in Svensk ordbok.

• tigas