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German
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle High German stiege, from Old High German stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“path, way, staircase, ladder”). Related with German steigen and English stair. See also Bavarian Stiagn.
Noun
Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
- narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
- (Austria, mostly plural) stairs in general, staircase
- Synonym: Treppe
- (Austria, by extension) separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex
- Sie wohnen auf der Stiege vier. ― They live on the fourth doorway.
- Viele Altbauten haben zwei Stiegen, manche sogar drei. ― Many old buildings have two separate staircases, some even three.
Declension
Etymology 2
From Middle Low German stîge (also stēge), from Old Saxon stīga (“pigsty”). Cognate with Old High German stīga (“pigsty”), whence the modern doublet Steige (“shed, stall”). Possibly a byform of Proto-Germanic *stiją, whence English sty, but definitely related with it.
Noun
Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
- (northern and central Germany) wooden crate
- Synonyms: Lattenkiste, (regional) Horde
Declension
Etymology 3
From Middle Low German stîge, from Old Saxon stīga (“set of twenty”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stîge, Crimean Gothic stega. Has been compared to Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “row, line”), which if related, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, go, ascend”).
Noun
Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
- (agriculture, dated) a set of twenty, e.g. of sheaves, livestock, eggs
Declension