stjúp-

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stjúp-, from Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“orphaned, step-”). Cognate with the Old English stēop-, Dutch stief- and German stief-, Swedish styv-. More at step-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstjuːp/

Prefix

stjúp-

  1. step-

Derived terms

Icelandic terms prefixed with stjúp-
stjúpbarn
stjúpdóttir
stjúpfaðir
stjúpmóðir
stjúpsonur
  • stjúpa (“stepmother”)
  • stjúpi (“stepfather”)
  • stjúpur (“stepson”)
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