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

Declension of stige

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stige	stigen	stiger	stigerne
genitive	stiges	stigens	stigers	stigernes

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

Inflection of stige

	present	past
simple	stiger	steg
perfect	er steget	var steget
passive	stiges	—
participle	stigende	steget
imperative	stig	—
infinitive	stige	—
auxiliary verb	være	—
gerund	stigen	—

Derived terms

• bestige
• nedstige
• opstige
• stige af
• stige ned
• stige op
• stige på
• stige ud

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

• rangstige

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

• bestige
• overstige
• stigbøyle
• stigning
• uoverstigelig

References

• “stige” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ståggå (dialectal, Trøndelag)
• stæga (dialectal, Toten)

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

• rangstige

Etymology 2

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

• “stige” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology 1

Verb

stīge

1. inflection of stīgan:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. singular present subjunctive

Etymology 2

Verb

stige

1. inflection of stīgan:
   1. second-person singular preterite indicative
   2. singular preterite subjunctive