stétt

See also: Stett

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stétt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stjɛht/

  Rhymes: -ɛht

Noun

stétt f (genitive singular stéttar, nominative plural stéttir)

1. a pavement, a sidewalk
2. a profession, a trade
3. a social class, a class

Declension

declension of stétt

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stétt	stéttin	stéttir	stéttirnar
accusative	stétt	stéttina	stéttir	stéttirnar
dative	stétt	stéttinni	stéttum	stéttunum
genitive	stéttar	stéttarinnar	stétta	stéttanna

Synonyms

• (pavement): gangbraut
• (profession): starfsstétt
• (social class): þjóðfélagsstétt

Derived terms

• stétta

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to stíga.

Alternative forms

• stéttr

Noun

stétt f (genitive stéttar, plural stéttir)

1. pavement
2. steppingstones
3. degree, rank
4. order, condition
5. base (of a vessel)

Declension

  Declension of stétt (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stétt	stéttin	stéttir	stéttirnar
accusative	stétt	stéttina	stéttir	stéttirnar
dative	stétt	stéttinni	stéttum	stéttunum
genitive	stéttar	stéttarinnar	stétta	stéttanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: stétt f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: stett f
• Norwegian Bokmål: stett m

Etymology 2

Verb

stétt

1. second-person singular past indicative of stíga

References

• stétt in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.