stift

See also: Stift and štift

Danish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ifd̥]

Adjective

stift

1. neuter singular of stiv

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥efd̥]

Noun

stift n (singular definite stiftet, plural indefinite stifter)

1. a diocese (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric

Declension

Declension of stift

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stift	stiftet	stifter	stifterne
genitive	stifts	stiftets	stifters	stifternes

Noun

stift c (singular definite stiften, plural indefinite stifter)

1. a replaceable graphite core for a pencil or propelling pencil

   Stiften er gået i stykker!

   The lead has broken!

Declension

Declension of stift

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stift	stiften	stifter	stifterne
genitive	stifts	stiftens	stifters	stifternes

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch stifte, from Middle High German stift, from Old High German stift, from Proto-West Germanic *stift.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

stift f (plural stiften, diminutive stiftje n)

1. graphite core of a pencil
2. a felt-tip pen, a marker
3. a chip (in football).

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lippenstift
• markeerstift
• merkstift
• viltstift

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: setif, setip
• → Papiamentu: steft

Verb

stift

1. inflection of stiften:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stifter, definite plural stiftene)

1. a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
2. lead (for pencils)
3. (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

Derived terms

• leppestift
• stifte (verb)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta or stiftene)

1. (obsolete) a diocese

Etymology 3

Verb

stift

1. imperative of stifte

References

• “stift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stift_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “stift_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stiftar, definite plural stiftane)

1. a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
2. lead (for pencils)
3. (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

Derived terms

• leppestift
• stifte (verb)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta)

1. (obsolete) a diocese

References

• “stift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

stift n

1. a pin, a needle (a long object, sharp or not)
2. a lead (in a pencil, especially a mechanical pencil)
3. a drawing utensil, an engraver's needle
4. a gramophone needle

   en sådan här skiva till och jag måste byta stift

   another party/record like this and I need to change see/needle

5. a diocese, a see (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric
6. (botany) the style of a pistil

Declension

Declension of stift
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stift	stiftet	stift	stiften
Genitive	stifts	stiftets	stifts	stiftens

Derived terms

• grammofonstift
• häftstift
• myggstift
• ritstift
• stiftelse
• stiftpenna
• tändstift

Related terms

• stifta

See also

• nål
• sprint

References

• stift in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stift in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stift in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)