Stift
Appearance
German
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle High German stift / steft, from Old High German stift / steft, from Proto-West Germanic *stift, from Proto-Germanic *stiftaz (“pin, nail”); likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyp- (“stiff, erect”), whence also German steif (“stiff”). Cognate with German Low German Stift.
Noun
[edit]Stift m (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte)
- pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
- Hyponyms: Holzstift, Metallstift, Kunststoffstift
- pencil, pen, stylus (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
- Hyponyms: Bleistift, Buntstift, Filzstift, Kugelschreiber, Wachsmalstift
- (informal, dated) a boy, especially an apprentice
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Stift | die | Stifte |
| genitive | eines | des | Stiftes, Stifts | der | Stifte |
| dative | einem | dem | Stift, Stifte1 | den | Stiften |
| accusative | einen | den | Stift | die | Stifte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Back-formation from stiften; compare Dutch sticht.
Noun
[edit]Stift n (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte or Stifter)
- endowed monastery
- secular convent
- collegial body
- ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Stift | die | Stifte, Stifter |
| genitive | eines | des | Stiftes, Stifts | der | Stifte, Stifter |
| dative | einem | dem | Stift, Stifte1 | den | Stiften, Stiftern |
| accusative | ein | das | Stift | die | Stifte, Stifter |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Hunsrik
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Stift m (plural Stift)
Further reading
[edit]- Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Stift”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch
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