stege

See also: Stege

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stajə/, [ˈsd̥ɑjə], [ˈsd̥ɑːɪ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish stekæ, from Old Norse steikja, derived from steik (“roast”), from Proto-Germanic *staikō. Related to the verb *stikaną (“to stick”).

Verb

stege (imperative steg, infinitive at stege, present tense steger, past tense stegte, perfect tense har stegt)

1. to roast
2. to braise
3. to fry
4. to grill
5. to broil

Declension

• ovnstege (“oven-roast”)
• pandestege (“pan-fry”)

Conjugation

Inflection of stege

	present	past
simple	steger	stegte
perfect	har stegt	havde stegt
passive	steges	stegtes
participle	stegende	stegt
imperative	steg	—
infinitive	stege	—
auxiliary verb	have	—
gerund	stegen	—

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stege c

1. indefinite plural of steg

Dutch

Verb

stege

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of stijgen

Anagrams

• geest, steeg

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse stigi and stegi. Cognate with Icelandic stigi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsteːˌɡɛ/

Noun

stege c

1. ladder
2. (poker) straight; five cards in sequence

Declension

Declension of stege
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stege	stegen	stegar	stegarna
Genitive	steges	stegens	stegars	stegarnas

Derived terms

• färgstege

Further reading

• stege in Svensk ordbok.