stift

== Danish == === Pronunciation 1 === IPA(key): [ˈsd̥ifd̥] ==== Adjective ==== stift neuter singular of stiv === Etymology 1 === From Middle Low German stift, sticht. === Pronunciation 2 === IPA(key): [ˈsd̥efd̥] ==== Noun ==== stift n (singular definite stiftet, plural indefinite stifter) a diocese (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric Coordinate term: bispedømme === Declension === === Etymology 2 === From Middle Low German steft, stift. ==== Noun ==== stift c (singular definite stiften, plural indefinite stifter) a replaceable graphite core for a pencil or propelling pencil a tack, pin ===== Declension ===== ==== References ==== “stift” in Den Danske Ordbog “stift” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle Dutch stifte, from Middle High German stift, from Old High German stift, from Proto-West Germanic *stift. === Pronunciation === === Noun === stift f (plural stiften, diminutive stiftje n) graphite core of a pencil a felt-tip pen, a marker a chip (in football) peg, pin ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Caribbean Javanese: setif, setip → Papiamentu: steft === Verb === stift inflection of stiften: first/second/third-person singular present indicative 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) a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player) lead (for pencils) (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) (obsolete) a diocese === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== stift 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) a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player) lead (for pencils) (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) (obsolete) a diocese === References === “stift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Swedish == === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Middle Low German stift, steft, a variant of stippen (“to nick”). Cognate of German Stift. ==== Noun ==== stift n a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a prong, a tongue (of a belt buckle) a prong (on an electric plug or the like) (electronics) a pin a lead (in a pencil, especially a mechanical pencil (stiftpenna)) a stick (of lipstick, deodorant, mosquito repellent, or the like) Synonyms: (lipstick) läppstift, (deodorant stick) deodorantstift, (mosquito repellent stick) myggstift a needle, a stylus (on a phonograph or the like) Synonyms: (phonograph needle) grammofonstift, (more common for more modern record players) nål (“needle”) (botany) the style of a pistil ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== nål sprint ten === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Middle Low German sticht, stift. Cognate of German Stift. More details at stifta. ==== Noun ==== stift n a diocese, a bishopric, a see (region administered by a bishop, especially in Sweden) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== stifta stiftelse === References === === Further reading === “stift”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “stift”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “stift”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) stift in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)