Stiege
German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German stiege, from Old High German stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“path, way, staircase, ladder”). Related with German steigen and English stair.
Noun
Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German stîge (also stēge), from Old Saxon stīga (“pigsty”). Cognate with Old High German stīga (“pigsty”), whence the modern doublet Steige (“shed, stall”). Possibly a byform of Proto-Germanic *stiją, whence English sty, but definitely related with it.
Noun
Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
- (northern and central Germany) wooden crate
- Synonyms: Lattenkiste, (regional) Horde
Declension
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German stîge, from Old Saxon stīga (“set of twenty”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stîge, Crimean Gothic stega. Has been compared to Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “row, line”), which if related, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, go, ascend”).
Noun
Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
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