Stiege
German
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editEtymology 1
editFrom 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
editStiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
- narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
- (Austria, often in the plural) stairs in general, staircase
- Synonym: Treppe
- 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern […] [1]:
- […] eines Tages sprach sie mich in nettester Weise auf der Stiege an, es bedrücke sie eigentlich, daß ich bei meiner Arbeit unfreiwilliger Zuhörer ihrer Lehrstunden sein müsse, und sie hoffe, ich werde durch die unvollkommenen Künste ihrer Schülerinnen nicht allzusehr gestört.
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- (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
editEtymology 2
editFrom 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
editStiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
- (northern and central Germany) wooden crate
- Synonyms: Lattenkiste, (regional) Horde
Declension
editEtymology 3
editFrom 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
editStiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen)
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