stige

See also: Stige

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stigi and stegi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsd̥iːə/

Noun

stige c (singular definite stigen, plural indefinite stiger)

1. ladder

Inflection

Declension of stige

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stige	stigen	stiger	stigerne
genitive	stiges	stigens	stigers	stigernes

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsd̥iːə/

Verb

stige (imperative stig, present stiger, past steg, past participle steget, stegen or stegne)

1. rise
2. ascend
3. increase

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stigi

Noun

stige m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stiger, definite plural stigene)

1. a ladder

Derived terms

• rangstige

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.

Verb

stige (imperative stig, present tense stiger, simple past steg or steig, past participle steget, present participle stigende)

1. to climb
2. to rise

Derived terms

• bestige
• overstige
• stigbøyle

• stigning
• uoverstigelig

References

• “stige” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stigi or stegi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stiːɡə/

Noun

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

1. a ladder

Derived terms

• rangstige

Etymology 2

Verb

stige (present tense stig, past tense steig, past participle stige, present participle stigande, imperative stig)

1. Alternative form of stiga

References

• “stige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.