stift

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Danish[edit]

Pronunciation 1[edit]

Adjective[edit]

stift

  1. neuter singular of stiv

Pronunciation 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

stift n (singular definite stiftet, plural indefinite stifter)

  1. a diocese (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric
Declension[edit]
Declension of stift
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stift stiftet stifter stifterne
genitive stifts stiftets stifters stifternes

Noun[edit]

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[edit]
Declension of stift
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stift stiften stifter stifterne
genitive stifts stiftens stifters stifternes

Dutch[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Derived terms

Descendants[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

stift

  1. first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of stiften
  2. imperative of stiften

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (obsolete) a diocese

Etymology 3[edit]

Verb[edit]

stift

  1. imperative of stifte

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

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[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun[edit]

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

  1. (obsolete) a diocese

References[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

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,[1] a see (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric
  5. (botany) the style of a pistil

Declension[edit]

Declension of stift 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stift stiftet stift stiften
Genitive stifts stiftets stifts stiftens

Related terms[edit]

Related terms

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN
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