stige
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsd̥iːə]
Etymology 1
From Old Norse stigi, stegi, from Proto-Germanic *stigô, derived from the verb *stīganą (“to ascend, climb”), see stige.
Noun
stige c (singular definite stigen, plural indefinite stiger)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stige | stigen | stiger | stigerne |
| genitive | stiges | stigens | stigers | stigernes |
Etymology 2
From Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, cognate with Swedish stiga, German steigen, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (steigan).
Verb
stige (imperative stig, present stiger, past steg, past participle steget, stegen or stegne)
Conjugation
Derived terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Noun
stige m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stiger, definite plural stigene)
- a ladder
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.
Verb
stige (imperative stig, present tense stiger, simple past steg or steig, past participle steget, present participle stigende)
Derived terms
References
- “stige” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- ståggå (dialectal, Trøndelag)
- stæga (dialectal, Toten)
Etymology 1
From Old Norse stigi or stegi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²stiːə/, /²stɪːɡə/
Noun
stige m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)
- a ladder
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
stige (present tense stig, past tense steig, supine stige, past participle stigen, present participle stigande, imperative stig)
- e-infinitive form of stiga
References
- “stige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology 1
Verb
stīge
- inflection of stīgan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- singular present subjunctive
Etymology 2
Verb
stige
- inflection of stīgan:
- second-person singular preterite indicative
- singular preterite subjunctive