Stiege

== German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃtiːɡə/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle High German stiege, from Old High German stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“path, way, staircase, ladder”). Related with German steigen and English stair. See also Bavarian Stiagn. ==== Noun ==== Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen) narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft) (Austria, often in the plural) stairs in general, staircase Synonym: Treppe (Austria, by extension) separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex Sie wohnen auf der Stiege vier. ― They live on the fourth doorway. Viele Altbauten haben zwei Stiegen, manche sogar drei. ― Many old buildings have two separate staircases, some even three. ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German stîge (also stēge), from Old Saxon stīga (“pigsty”). Possibly a byform of Proto-Germanic *stiją, whence English sty, but definitely related with it (compare *stīganą (“to climb”)), or otherwise possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”), similar to *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with Old High German stīga (“pigsty”), whence the modern doublet Steige (“shed, stall”). Possibly a byform of Proto-Germanic *stiją, whence English sty, but definitely related with it. ==== Noun ==== Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen) (northern and central Germany) wooden crate Synonyms: Lattenkiste, (regional) Horde ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== === Etymology 3 === From Middle Low German stîge, from Old Saxon stīga (“set of twenty”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stîge, Crimean Gothic stega. Has been compared to Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “row, line”), which if related, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, go, ascend”). ==== Noun ==== Stiege f (genitive Stiege, plural Stiegen) (agriculture, dated) score, a set of twenty, e.g. of sheaves, livestock, eggs ===== Declension =====