stift

See also: Stift and štift

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ifd̥]

Adjective

stift

1. neuter singular of stiv

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥efd̥]

Noun

stift n (singular definite stiftet, plural indefinite stifter)

1. a diocese (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric

Declension

Declension of stift

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stift	stiftet	stifter	stifterne
genitive	stifts	stiftets	stifters	stifternes

Noun

stift c (singular definite stiften, plural indefinite stifter)

1. a replacable graphite core for a pencil or propelling pencil

   Stiften er gået i stykker!

   The lead has broken!

Declension

Declension of stift

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stift	stiften	stifter	stifterne
genitive	stifts	stiftens	stifters	stifternes

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Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch stifte, from Middle High German stift, from Old High German stift, from Proto-West Germanic *stift.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

stift f (plural stiften, diminutive stiftje n)

1. graphite core of a pencil
2. a felt-tip pen, a marker
3. a chip (in football).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lippenstift
• markeerstift

• merkstift
• viltstift

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: setif, setip
• → Papiamentu: steft

Verb

stift

1. (deprecated template usage) first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of stiften
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of stiften

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stifter, definite plural stiftene)

1. a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
2. lead (for pencils)
3. (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

Derived terms

• leppestift
• stifte (verb)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta or stiftene)

1. (obsolete) a diocese

Etymology 3

Verb

stift

1. imperative of stifte

References

• “stift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stift_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “stift_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stiftar, definite plural stiftane)

1. a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
2. lead (for pencils)
3. (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

Derived terms

• leppestift
• stifte (verb)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta)

1. (obsolete) a diocese

References

• “stift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

stift n

1. a pin, a needle (a long object, sharp or not)
2. a drawing utensil, an engraver's needle, a replacable graphite core for a pencil
3. a gramophone needle

   en sådan här skiva till och jag måste byta stift

   another party/record like this and I need to change see/needle

4. a diocese, a see (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric
5. (botany) the style of a pistil

Declension

Declension of stift

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stift	stifts
	definite	stiftet	stiftets
plural	indefinite	stift	stifts
	definite	stiften	stiftens

Related terms

Related terms

• grammofonstift
• häftstift
• ritstift

• stifta
• stiftelse
• stiftpenna

See also

• nål
• sprint