Stift

See also: stift and štift

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪft/
  • Rhymes: -ɪft
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Etymology 1

From Middle High German stift, steft, from Old High German stift, steft, from Proto-West Germanic *stift, from Proto-Germanic *stiftaz (“pin, nail”); likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyp- (“stiff, erect”), whence also German steif (“stiff”). Cognate with German Low German Stift.

Noun

Stift m (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte)

  1. pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
    Hyponyms: Holzstift, Metallstift, Kunststoffstift
  2. pencil, pen, stylus; includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally
    Hyponyms: Bleistift, Buntstift, Filzstift, Kugelschreiber, Wachsmalstift
  3. (informal, dated) a boy, especially an apprentice
Declension
Declension of Stift [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stift die Stifte
genitive eines des Stiftes, Stifts der Stifte
dative einem dem Stift, Stifte1 den Stiften
accusative einen den Stift die Stifte

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms
  • stiftartig

Etymology 2

Back-formation from stiften; compare Dutch sticht.

Noun

Stift n (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte or Stifter)

  1. endowed monastery
  2. secular convent
  3. ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)
Declension
Declension of Stift [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Stift die Stifte, Stifter
genitive eines des Stiftes, Stifts der Stifte, Stifter
dative einem dem Stift, Stifte1 den Stiften, Stiftern
accusative ein das Stift die Stifte, Stifter

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

Further reading
  • “Stift” in Duden online
  • “Stift” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hunsrik

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtift/

Noun

Stift m (plural Stift)

  1. pin
  2. pen

Further reading
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