stig

See also: Stig and stíg

English

Etymology

Believed to have originated from the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪɡ/

• Audio (UK)

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• Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Noun

stig (plural stigs)

1. (UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.

Synonyms

See chav.

Anagrams

• GTis, ISTG, gist, gits, tigs

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːj/

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)

1. pace
2. stair, rung
3. (dance) step
4. niveau, level
5. degree (Celsius etc.)
6. (sports) score

Declension

Declension of stig
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stig	stigið	stig	stigini
accusative	stig	stigið	stig	stigini
dative	stigi	stiginum	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stigs	stigsins	stiga	stiganna

Synonyms

• (pace): fet, fótafet, gongd
• (dancing step): stev, fótastig

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪːɣ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːɣ

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)

1. level
2. degree
3. stage
4. point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
5. (baseball, cricket) run

Declension

declension of stig

n-s	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stig	stigið	stig	stigin
accusative	stig	stigið	stig	stigin
dative	stigi	stiginu	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stigs	stigsins	stiga	stiganna

Synonyms

• (level): staða
• (degree): gráða
• (stage): áfangi

Derived terms

• á þessu stigi, á þessu stigi málsins
• á háu stigi
• öryggisstig (security level)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stige

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stígr.

Noun

stig m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)

1. alternative form of sti

Etymology 2

Verb

stig

1. present tense of stige
2. imperative of stige

Etymology 3

Noun

stìg n (definite singular stìget, indefinite plural stìg, definite plural stìgi)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of steg

References

• “stig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgu, from Proto-Germanic *stīgō, from *stīganą (“climb”) ( > Old English stīgan). Cognate with Middle Dutch stige, Old High German stiga. A masculine Germanic variant *stīgaz is indicated by Old High German stic (German Steig), Old Norse stígr (Swedish stig).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːɡ/, [stiːɣ]

Noun

stīg f (nominative plural stīga or stīge)

1. path (especially steep or narrow)

Declension

Declension of stig (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stīg	stīga, stīge
accusative	stīge	stīga, stīge
genitive	stīge	stīga
dative	stīge	stīgum

Descendants

• Middle English: stiȝhe, styȝe, stighe, stieghe, stie, stye, sty

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stij/

Noun

stiġ n

1. hall, building, sty

Declension

Declension of stig (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	stiġ	stiġu
accusative	stiġ	stiġu
genitive	stiġes	stiġa
dative	stiġe	stiġum

Derived terms

• stigweard (“steward”)

Descendants

• Middle English: sty
  • English: sty

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to stíga.

Noun

stig n

1. step, pace
2. step (of a ladder)
3. (plural only) degree, rank

Declension

  Declension of stig (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stig	stigit	stig	stigin
accusative	stig	stigit	stig	stigin
dative	stigi	stiginu	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stigs	stigsins	stiga	stiganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: stig
• Faroese: stig
• Norwegian Nynorsk: steg
• Norwegian Bokmål: steg

References

• “stig”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːɡ/

• audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish stīgher, from Old Norse stígr, from Proto-Germanic *stīgu- or Proto-Germanic *stīgi-. Cognate with Danish sti and German Steig. Related to Swedish stiga. See also Old English stig.

Noun

stig c

1. path, trail

Declension

Declension of stig
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stig	stigen	stigar	stigarna
Genitive	stigs	stigens	stigars	stigarnas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stiga.

Anagrams

• tigs