stig

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See also: Stig and stíg

English

Etymology

Referred to in the book Piccadilly Jim by PG Wodehouse in 1917 :

You never know what is waiting for you around the corner. You start the day with the fairest prospects, and before nightfall everything is as rocky and ding-basted as stig tossed full of doodlegammon.

Also referenced as the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɪɡ/
  • Audio (UK)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Noun

stig (plural stigs)

  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.
    Synonym: chav

Anagrams

Faroese

Pronunciation

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)

  1. pace
  2. stair, rung
  3. (dance) step
  4. niveau, level
  5. degree (Celsius etc.)
  6. (sports) score

Declension

Declension of stig
n3 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stig stigið stig stigini
accusative stig stigið stig stigini
dative stigi stiginum stigum stigunum
genitive stigs stigsins stiga stiganna

Synonyms

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)

  1. level
  2. degree
  3. stage
  4. point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
  5. (baseball, cricket) run

Declension

declension of stig
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stig stigið stig stigin
accusative stig stigið stig stigin
dative stigi stiginu stigum stigunum
genitive stigs stigsins stiga stiganna

Synonyms

Derived terms

Irish

Adverb

stig

  1. Obsolete form of istigh.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stig

  1. imperative of stige

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stígr.

Noun

stig m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)

  1. alternative form of sti

Etymology 2

Verb

stig

  1. present tense of stige
  2. imperative of stige

Etymology 3

Noun

stìg n (definite singular stìget, indefinite plural stìg, definite plural stìgi)

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of steg

References

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgu, from Proto-Germanic *stīgō, from *stīganą (“climb”) ( > Old English stīgan). Cognate with Middle Dutch stige, Old High German stiga. A masculine Germanic variant *stīgaz is indicated by Old High German stic (German Steig), Old Norse stígr (Swedish stig).

Pronunciation

Noun

stīg f (nominative plural stīga or stīge)

  1. path (especially steep or narrow)
Declension
Declension of stig (strong ō-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative stīg stīga, stīge
accusative stīge stīga, stīge
genitive stīge stīga
dative stīge stīgum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).

Pronunciation

Noun

stiġ n

  1. hall, building, sty
Declension
Declension of stig (strong a-stem)
Case Singular Plural
nominative stiġ stiġu
accusative stiġ stiġu
genitive stiġes stiġa
dative stiġe stiġum
Derived terms
Descendants

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to stíga. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

stig n

  1. step, pace
  2. step (of a ladder)
  3. (plural only) degree, rank

Declension

  Declension of stig (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stig stigit stig stigin
accusative stig stigit stig stigin
dative stigi stiginu stigum stigunum
genitive stigs stigsins stiga stiganna

Descendants

References

  • “stig”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

en stig

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish stīgher, from Old Norse stígr, from Proto-Germanic *stīgu- or Proto-Germanic *stīgi-. Cognate with Danish sti and German Steig. Related to Swedish stiga. See also Old English stig.

Noun

stig c

  1. a path, a trail (in nature and narrow)
    • 1968, “Deirdres samba [Deirdre's samba]”, Cornelis Vreeswijk (lyrics), Chico Buarque (music), performed by Cornelis Vreeswijk:
      Varje kväll vid åttatiden, går jag stigen nerför berget. Och så hoppar jag på bussen, som går till Copacabana. Jag har badat, jag har duschat. Luktar gott om hela kroppen. Och så börjar jag gå, och jag tål att tittas på.
      Every evening around eight o'clock, I walk the path down the mountain. And then I jump on the bus, that goes to Copacabana. I have bathed, I have showered. My whole body smells good. And then I start walking, and I bear being looked at .
Declension
Declension of stig 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stig stigen stigar stigarna
Genitive stigs stigens stigars stigarnas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stig

  1. imperative of stiga

References

Anagrams

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