Aufstieg
See also: aufstieg
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ūfstīc, from Old High German ūfstīg, from Proto-West Germanic *uppastigi (“ascension”), equivalent to auf- + Stieg. Cognate with German Low German Upstieg, Middle English upstiȝe, upsti, upstei.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtiːk/ (standard), IPA(key): /ˈaʊ̯fˌʃtiːç/ (northern and central Germany, chiefly colloquial)
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: Auf‧stieg
Noun
Aufstieg m (strong, genitive Aufstiegs, plural Aufstiege)
- ascent, climb (the act of ascending)
- Synonyms: Aufsteigen, Hinaufsteigen
- (sports) promotion (the reaching of a higher league)
- Synonyms: Aufsteigen, Weiterkommen, Einzug
- (sports, Austria) advancement (the reaching of the next round in a tournament)
- Synonyms: Aufsteigen, Weiterkommen, Einzug
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Further reading
- “Aufstieg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Aufstieg” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Aufstieg” in Duden online
- “Aufstieg” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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