stigi

See also: stígi

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪiːjɪ/
• Rhymes: -ɪiːji

Noun

stigi m (genitive singular stiga, nominative plural stigar)

1. stairs, staircase, ladder

Declension

declension of stigi

m-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stigi	stiginn	stigar	stigarnir
accusative	stiga	stigann	stiga	stigana
dative	stiga	stiganum	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stiga	stigans	stiga	stiganna

Derived terms

• tónstigi
• stigagangur

Anagrams

• gisti

Italian

Adjective

stigi

1. masculine plural of stigio

Latvian

Verb

stigi

1. second-person singular past indicative of stigt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

stigi

1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of stiga

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *stigô. Related to stíga.

Alternative forms

• stegi

Noun

stigi m (genitive stiga)

1. ladder

Declension

  Declension of stigi (weak an-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stigi	stiginn	stigar	stigarnir
accusative	stiga	stigann	stiga	stigana
dative	stiga	stiganum	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stiga	stigans	stiga	stiganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: stigi
• Norwegian: stige
  • → Scots: stiggie
• Jamtish: stjaga, staga (< staga)
• Old Swedish: stighi
  • Swedish: stege
• Old Danish: styæ stey
  • Danish: stige
• → Middle English: stie, stye, ste, stee, sti, stiȝe
  • English: sty (dialectal)
  • Scots: stay

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stigi

1. indefinite dative singular of stig
2. indefinite dative singular of stigr

Verb

stigi

1. third-person past subjunctive of stíga

References

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