Steigerlied

German

Etymology

From Steiger (“miners’ foreman”) +‎ Lied (“song”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐˌliːt/
• Hyphenation: Stei‧ger‧lied

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Proper noun

das Steigerlied n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Steigerlieds or des Steigerliedes)

1. A song or march dating back to the 16th century, popular in all of Germany’s traditional mining regions and considered the hymn of the mining profession.

Declension

Declension of Steigerlied [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Steigerlied
genitive	eines	des	Steigerliedes, Steigerlieds
dative	einem	dem	Steigerlied, Steigerliede1
accusative	ein	das	Steigerlied

¹Now rare, see notes.