stig
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Believed to have originated from the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stig (plural stigs)
- (UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.
Synonyms[edit]
See chav.
Anagrams[edit]
Faroese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)
Declension[edit]
Declension of stig | ||||
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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[edit]
Icelandic[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stig n (genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- á þessu stigi, á þessu stigi málsins
- á háu stigi
- öryggisstig (security level)
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Verb[edit]
stig
- imperative of stige
Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
stig m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)
- alternative form of sti
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
stig
- present tense of stige
- imperative of stige
Etymology 3[edit]
Noun[edit]
stìg n (definite singular stìget, indefinite plural stìg, definite plural stìgi)
References[edit]
- “stig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
stīg f (nominative plural stīga or stīge)
- path (especially steep or narrow)
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
stiġ n
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- stigweard (“steward”)
Descendants[edit]
Old Norse[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Related to stíga.
Noun[edit]
stig n
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “stig”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
stig c
Declension[edit]
Declension of stig | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stig | stigen | stigar | stigarna |
Genitive | stigs | stigens | stigars | stigarnas |
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
stig
- imperative of stiga.
Anagrams[edit]
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ɪɡ
- Rhymes:English/ɪɡ/1 syllable
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- British English
- English slang
- English derogatory terms
- English eponyms
- Faroese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Faroese lemmas
- Faroese nouns
- Faroese neuter nouns
- fo:Dance
- fo:Sports
- fo:Units of measure
- Icelandic 1-syllable words
- Icelandic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːɣ
- Rhymes:Icelandic/ɪːɣ/1 syllable
- Icelandic lemmas
- Icelandic nouns
- Icelandic neuter nouns
- Icelandic countable nouns
- is:Baseball
- is:Cricket
- Norwegian Bokmål non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Bokmål verb forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Old Norse
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk verb forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk pre-1917 forms
- Landsmål
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Old English lemmas
- Old English nouns
- Old English feminine nouns
- Old English ō-stem nouns
- Old English neuter nouns
- Old English neuter a-stem nouns
- Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Old Norse terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steygʰ-
- Old Norse lemmas
- Old Norse nouns
- Old Norse neuter nouns
- Old Norse pluralia tantum
- Old Norse neuter a-stem nouns
- Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Swedish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Swedish/iːɡ
- Rhymes:Swedish/iːɡ/1 syllable
- Swedish terms derived from Old Swedish
- Swedish terms derived from Old Norse
- Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- Swedish non-lemma forms
- Swedish verb forms