stigbygel

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Steigbügel. Equivalent to stiga (“step, rise”) +‎ bygel (“ring, hoop”).

Noun

stigbygel c

  1. (equestrianism) a stirrup
  2. (anatomy) stapes, stirrup (in the middle ear)
    Hypernym: hörselben
    hammaren, städet och stigbygeln
    the hammer, [the] anvil, and [the] stirrup

Declension

Declension of stigbygel
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stigbygel stigbygels
definite stigbygeln stigbygelns
plural indefinite stigbyglar stigbyglars
definite stigbyglarna stigbyglarnas

References

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