stetig
German
Etymology
From Middle High German stætec (“firm, constant, stable”), Old High German stāti;[1] related to stet.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
stetig (strong nominative masculine singular stetiger, not comparable)
- steady, continuous (without break, cessation, or interruption in time)
- Antonym: unstetig
Declension
Positive forms of stetig (uncomparable)
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
| predicative | er ist stetig | sie ist stetig | es ist stetig | sie sind stetig | |
| strong declension (without article) |
nominative | stetiger | stetige | stetiges | stetige |
| genitive | stetigen | stetiger | stetigen | stetiger | |
| dative | stetigem | stetiger | stetigem | stetigen | |
| accusative | stetigen | stetige | stetiges | stetige | |
| weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der stetige | die stetige | das stetige | die stetigen |
| genitive | des stetigen | der stetigen | des stetigen | der stetigen | |
| dative | dem stetigen | der stetigen | dem stetigen | den stetigen | |
| accusative | den stetigen | die stetige | das stetige | die stetigen | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein stetiger | eine stetige | ein stetiges | (keine) stetigen |
| genitive | eines stetigen | einer stetigen | eines stetigen | (keiner) stetigen | |
| dative | einem stetigen | einer stetigen | einem stetigen | (keinen) stetigen | |
| accusative | einen stetigen | eine stetige | ein stetiges | (keine) stetigen | |
Derived terms
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883) “stetig”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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