Steg

See also: steg and šteg

German

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃteːk/, [ʃteːkʰ]

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Noun

Steg m (genitive Stegs or Steges, plural Stege)

1. footbridge
2. duckboards

Proper noun

Steg n (proper noun, strong, genitive Stegs)

1. A village in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.

Further reading

• “Steg” in Duden online