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Proto-West Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stiftaz, a nominal formation related to *stīfaz (“stiff”); see there for more. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
*stift m
- a small nail, pin
- shaft
Inflection
| Masculine a-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*stift
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| Genitive
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*stiftas
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*stift
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*stiftō, *stiftōs
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| Accusative
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*stift
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*stiftā
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| Genitive
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*stiftas
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*stiftō
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| Dative
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*stiftē
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*stiftum
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| Instrumental
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*stiftu
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*stiftum
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Derived terms
Descendants