Steg
See also: steg and šteg
German
Etymology
From Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃteːk/, [ʃteːkʰ]
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Noun
Steg m (strong, genitive Steges or Stegs, plural Stege)
- A path, footbridge, or catwalk, usually made of wooden planks, often over water or wet or muddy ground; a jetty; a gangplank; duckboards.
- (by extension) a bridge-like or connecting piece or part of certain objects.
- (music) the saddle or bridge of a stringed instrument
- the bridge of a pair of glasses
- Synonym: Brillensteg
- a foot strap or stirrup on leggings
Declension
Declension of Steg [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Steg | die | Stege |
genitive | eines | des | Steges, Stegs | der | Stege |
dative | einem | dem | Steg, Stege1 | den | Stegen |
accusative | einen | den | Steg | die | Stege |
1Now uncommon, see notes.
Derived terms
- Brillensteg
Proper noun
Steg n (proper noun, genitive Stegs or (optionally with an article) Steg)
- A village in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein
Further reading
- “Steg” in Duden online
- “Steg” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Steg”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891