stega

stega

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

Unknown

Numeral

stega

1. twenty
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Viginti dicebat stega, triginta treithyen, quadraginta furdeithien, centum sada, hazer mille.

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Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέγη (stégē).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈste.ɡa/, [ˈstɛ.ɡa]

Noun

stega f (genitive stegae); first declension

1. (nautical) The deck of a ship

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stega	stegae
Genitive	stegae	stegārum
Dative	stegae	stegīs
Accusative	stegam	stegās
Ablative	stegā	stegīs
Vocative	stega	stegae

References

• stega in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• stega in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

stega n

1. definite plural of steg

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Swedish

Etymology

steg +‎ -a, used at least since 1655.

Verb

stega (present stegar, preterite stegade, supine stegat, imperative stega)

1. to pace, to measure the length by counting steps of a known length, e.g. one metre
2. to step, to walk, to pace (with indivial steps)

   Eleven stegade tvekande fram till svarta tavlan.

   The pupil hesitantly stepped up to the blackboard.

3. to step (an electric stepper relay or stepper motor)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stega (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	stega	stegas
Present tense	stegar	stegas
Past tense	stegade	stegades
Supine	stegat	stegats
Imperative	stega	—
Present participle	stegande
Past participle	stegad

Related terms

• stegmotor
• stegning
• stegrelä
• stegräknare
• uppstegad

References

• stega in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
• stega in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse stigi.

Noun

stega m (definite singular stegan, dative steganom, plural stega, definite plural stegana)

1. ladder

Derived terms

• stegapigg (“rung”)
• stegatro (“beam”)