Steg

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See also: steg and šteg

German

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Etymology

From Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃteːk/,
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Noun

Steg m (strong, genitive Steges or Stegs, plural Stege)

  1. A path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet or muddy ground; a jetty; a gangplank; duckboards.
  2. (by extension) a bridge-like or connecting piece or part of certain objects.
    1. (music) the saddle or bridge of a stringed instrument
    2. the bridge of a pair of glasses
      Synonym: Brillensteg
    3. a foot strap or stirrup on leggings

Declension

Declension of Steg
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Steg die Stege
genitive eines des Steges, Stegs der Stege
dative einem dem Steg, Stege1 den Stegen
accusative einen den Steg die Stege

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Proper noun

Steg n (proper noun, genitive Stegs or (optionally with an article) Steg)

  1. A village in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein

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