stig
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Etymology 1 edit
Referred to in the book Piccadilly Jim by PG Wodehouse in 1917 :
You never know what is waiting for you around the corner. You start the day with the fairest prospects, and before nightfall everything is as rocky and ding-basted as stig tossed full of doodlegammon.
Also referenced as the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN.
Noun edit
stig (plural stigs)
- (UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.
- Synonym: chav
Etymology 2 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
stig (plural stigs)
- (Australia, slang) An electronic cigarette or vape.
Verb edit
stig (third-person singular simple present stigs, present participle stigging, simple past and past participle stigged)
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stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)
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Declension of stig | ||||
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n3 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stig | stigið | stig | stigini |
accusative | stig | stigið | stig | stigini |
dative | stigi | stiginum | stigum | stigunum |
genitive | stigs | stigsins | stiga | stiganna |
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Icelandic edit
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stig n (genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)
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- á þessu stigi, á þessu stigi málsins
- á háu stigi
- öryggisstig (“security level”)
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stig
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Verb edit
stig
- imperative of stige
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
stig m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)
- alternative form of sti
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
stig
- present tense of stige
- imperative of stige
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
stìg n (definite singular stìget, indefinite plural stìg, definite plural stìgi)
References edit
- “stig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-West Germanic *stīgu, from Proto-Germanic *stīgō, from *stīganą (“climb”) ( > Old English stīgan). Cognate with Middle Dutch stige, Old High German stiga. A masculine Germanic variant *stīgaz is indicated by Old High German stic (German Steig), Old Norse stígr (Swedish stig).
Pronunciation edit
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stīg f (nominative plural stīga or stīge)
- path (especially steep or narrow)
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Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).
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stiġ n
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- stigweard (“steward”)
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Etymology edit
Related to stíga. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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stig n
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References edit
- “stig”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Swedish stīgher, from Old Norse stígr, from Proto-Germanic *stīgu- or Proto-Germanic *stīgi-. Cognate with Danish sti and German Steig. Related to Swedish stiga. See also Old English stig.
Noun edit
stig c
- a path, a trail (in nature and narrow)
- 1968, “Deirdres samba [Deirdre's samba]”, Cornelis Vreeswijk (lyrics), Chico Buarque (music), performed by Cornelis Vreeswijk:
- Varje kväll vid åttatiden, går jag stigen nerför berget. Och så hoppar jag på bussen, som går till Copacabana. Jag har badat, jag har duschat. Luktar gott om hela kroppen. Och så börjar jag gå, och jag tål att tittas på.
- Every evening around eight o'clock, I walk the path down the mountain. And then I jump on the bus, that goes to Copacabana. I have bathed, I have showered. My whole body smells good. And then I start walking, and I bear being looked at [idiomatic for looking good].
Declension edit
Declension of stig | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stig | stigen | stigar | stigarna |
Genitive | stigs | stigens | stigars | stigarnas |
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
stig
- imperative of stiga
References edit
- stig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- stig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- stig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
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