stiga
Latvian edit
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stiga
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Alternative forms edit
- stige (e and split infinitives)
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
stiga (present tense stig, past tense steig, supine stige, past participle stigen, present participle stigande, imperative stig)
- to rise, move upwards
- Prisane stig. ― The prices are rising.
- Fuglen steig til vers. ― The bird rose into the sky.
- to step (take a step), get on or get off (bus, train)
- 1982, Ragnar Hovland, Sveve over vatna:
- Det hadde begynt å regne då eg steig av bussen med koffertane mine […]
- It had started raining when I stepped off the bus with my suitcases […]
References edit
- “stiga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old High German edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with English sty.
Noun edit
stīga n
Descendants edit
Old Norse edit
Noun edit
stiga
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stiga
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish stīgha, from Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą. Cognate with Danish stige, Norwegian stige, English sty, German steigen, Dutch stijgen.
Pronunciation edit
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Verb edit
stiga (present stiger, preterite steg, supine stigit, imperative stig)
- to step; to move the foot in walking
- (intransitive) to rise, to increase
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of stiga (class 1 strong)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | stiga | — | ||
Supine | stigit | — | ||
Imperative | stig | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | stigen | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | stiger | steg | — | — |
Ind. plural1 | stiga | stego | — | — |
Subjunctive2 | stige | stege | — | — |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | stigande | |||
Past participle | stigen | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- stiga in Svensk ordbok.
- stiga in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)