Steige
See also: steige
German edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle High German steige, from Old High German steiga, from Proto-Germanic *staigō. Related with (but not identical to) more usual Steig, Stieg m, from Middle High German stīc. Related with steigen.
Noun edit
Steige f (genitive Steige, plural Steigen)
- (Southern Germany) path, driveway, especially when steep
Declension edit
Declension of Steige [feminine]
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle High German stīge, from Old High German stīga (“pigsty”). Cognate with Old Saxon stīga (“pigsty”), whence the modern doublet Stiege (“wooden crate”). Possibly a byform of Proto-Germanic *stiją, whence English sty, but definitely related with it.
Noun edit
Steige f (genitive Steige, plural Steigen)
Declension edit
Declension of Steige [feminine]
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
Steige
Further reading edit
- “Steige” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache