stige

See also: Stige

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsd̥iːə]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stigi, stegi, from Proto-Germanic *stigô, derived from the verb *stīganą (to ascend, climb), see stige.

Noun

stige c (singular definite stigen, plural indefinite stiger)

  1. ladder
Declension

Etymology 2

From Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą, cognate with Swedish stiga, German steigen, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌽 (steigan).

Verb

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

  1. rise
  2. ascend
  3. increase
Conjugation
Derived terms

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

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

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stigi or stegi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²stiːə/, /²stɪːɡə/

Noun

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

  1. a ladder
Derived terms

Verb

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

  1. e-infinitive form of stiga

References

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