stigi

See also: stígi

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstɪiːjɪ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪiːjɪ

Noun

stigi m (genitive singular stiga, nominative plural stigar)

  1. stairs, staircase, ladder

Declension
declension of stigi
m-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stigi stiginn stigar stigarnir
accusative stiga stigann stiga stigana
dative stiga stiganum stigum stigunum
genitive stiga stigans stiga stiganna

Derived terms

Anagrams

Italian

Adjective

stigi

  1. masculine plural of stigio

Latvian

Verb

stigi

  1. second-person singular past indicative of stigt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

stigi

  1. (non-standard since 2012) past participle of stiga

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *stigô. Related to stíga.

Alternative forms
  • stegi

Noun

stigi m (genitive stiga)

  1. ladder
Declension
  Declension of stigi (weak an-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stigi stiginn stigar stigarnir
accusative stiga stigann stiga stigana
dative stiga stiganum stigum stigunum
genitive stiga stigans stiga stiganna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: stigi
  • Norwegian: stige
    • → Scots: stiggie
  • Jamtish: stjaga, staga (< staga)
  • Old Swedish: stighi
  • Old Danish: styæ stey
  • → Middle English: stie, stye, ste, stee, sti, stiȝe
    • English: sty (dialectal)
    • Scots: stay

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stigi

  1. indefinite dative singular of stig
  2. indefinite dative singular of stigr

Verb

stigi

  1. third-person past subjunctive of stíga

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