stiga

See also: stíga and štiga

Latvian

Verb

stiga

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of stigt

Lithuanian

Etymology

Possibly related to stigti (“to stay in place”). Cognate with Proto-Slavic *stьdza (“path”), German Steg (“footbridge”).

Noun

stiga f

1. path, forest clearing

References

1. Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “stìgti I”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1209
2. Wojciech Smoczyński (2018) “steĩgti”, in Lithuanian Etymological Dictionary, Berlin, Germany: Peter Lang, →DOI, →ISBN, page 1204

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stige (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From Old Norse stíga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stiːɡɑ/

Verb

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

1. to rise, move upwards

   Prisane stig. ― The prices are rising.

   Fuglen steig til vers. ― The bird rose into the sky.

2. to step (take a step), get on or get off (bus, train)
   • 1982, Ragnar Hovland, Sveve over vatna:

     Det hadde begynt å regne då eg steig av bussen med koffertane mine […]

     It had started raining when I stepped off the bus with my suitcases […]

References

• “stiga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stiją, probably related to the verb *stīganą (“to climb”). Cognate with English sty.

Noun

stīga n

1. cage for animals, stall

Descendants

• Middle High German: stīge
  • German: Steige
• → Italian: stia

Old Norse

Noun

stiga

1. genitive plural of stig
2. inflection of stigi:
   1. oblique singular
   2. accusative plural
   3. genitive plural
3. inflection of stigr:
   1. accusative plural
   2. genitive plural

Verb

stiga

1. first-person singular past subjunctive of stíga

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stīgha, from Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą. Cognate with Danish stige, Norwegian stige, English sty, German steigen, Dutch stijgen.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

stiga (present stiger, preterite steg, supine stigit, imperative stig)

1. to step; to move the foot in walking
2. (intransitive) to rise, to increase

Conjugation

Conjugation of stiga (class 1 strong)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	stiga		—
Supine	stigit		—
Imperative	stig		—
Imper. plural1	stigen		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	stiger	steg	—	—
Ind. plural1	stiga	stego	—	—
Subjunctive2	stige	stege	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	stigande
Past participle	stigen
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avstiga
• bestiga
• framstiga
• instiga
• nedstiga
• steg
• stega
• stiga av
• stiga fram
• stiga in
• stiga ned
• stiga ombord
• stiga på
• stiga upp
• stiga upp
• stiga ut
• stiga över
• stigare
• stigning
• uppstiga
• utstiga

 

Further reading

• stiga in Svensk ordbok.
• stiga in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)

Anagrams

• tigas