styv-

See also: styv

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stiūp-, stiūf-, from the Old Norse stjúp-, from Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“orphaned, step-”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /¹styːv/

Prefix

styv-

1. step-; in family relations, represents incompleteness, sharing just one parent

Derived terms

Swedish terms prefixed with styv-

styvbarn

styvbarnbarn

styvbror

styvdotter

styvfader

styvfamilj

styvfar

styvförälder

styvmamma

styvmoder

styvmor

styvpappa

styvson

styvsyskon

styvsyster

Further reading

• “styv-”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)