steik

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English

Verb

steik (third-person singular simple present steiks, present participle steiking, simple past and past participle steiked)

  1. Alternative form of steek.

Anagrams

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse steik.

Pronunciation

Noun

steik f (genitive singular steikar, plural steikir)

  1. roast
  2. (slang) crumpet

Declension

f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative steik steikin steikir steikirnar
accusative steik steikina steikir steikirnar
dative steik steikini steikum steikunum
genitive steikar steikarinnar steika steikanna

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse steik.

Pronunciation

Noun

steik f (genitive singular steikar, nominative plural steikur)

  1. steak, roast

Declension

Declension of steik (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative steik steikin steikur steikurnar
accusative steik steikina steikur steikurnar
dative steik steikinni steikum steikunum
genitive steikar steikarinnar steika steikanna

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from English steak.

Noun

steik (plural steik-steik)

  1. steak
    Synonym: bistik

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

steik

  1. imperative of steike

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

steik

  1. imperative of steike
  2. imperative of steikje

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to steikja (“to fry, roast”)

Noun

steik f

  1. roast

Descendants

  • Icelandic: steik
  • Faroese: steik
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: steik
    • → Norwegian Bokmål: steik
  • Danish: steg
    • Norwegian Bokmål: stek
  • Swedish: stek
  • → Middle English: steike
  • → Middle Irish: staíc

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “steik”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Scots

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English stic, from Middle Dutch stucke, sticke, from Old Dutch *stukki, *stikki, from Proto-West Germanic *stukkī, from Proto-Germanic *stukkiją. Compare Plautdietsch Stekj (“piece”), Dutch stuk (“piece”).

Noun

steik (plural steiks or stikkis)

  1. a piece
  2. (commercial) a piece or item of goods; a small number or amount, a quantity
  3. a piece or cut of cloth
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