steeg

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /steːx/ Hyphenation: steeg Rhymes: -eːx Homophone: Steeg === Etymology 1 === From Middle Dutch steech, stege, from Old Dutch steyga, *stega (“stairway”), from Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“staircase; ladder”). Cognate with Middle Low German stēge, Old High German stega. More distantly related to Old High German steiga (from Proto-Germanic *staigō-) and German Steg (from Proto-Germanic *stiga-). ==== Noun ==== steeg f (plural stegen, diminutive steegje n) an alleyway; a lane (between walls, fencing, etc.); a bystreet ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: steeg === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== steeg singular past indicative of stijgen === Anagrams === geest, stege == North Frisian == === Alternative forms === steege (Mooring) steek (Sylt) === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *stikaną. === Pronunciation === (Föhr-Amrum) IPA(key): [steːç] === Verb === steeg (Föhr-Amrum) to stick, put inside to sting, stab ==== Conjugation ====