stiga

stiga

See also: stíga and štiga

Latvian

Verb

stiga

1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of stigt
2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of stigt

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stige

Etymology

From Old Norse stíga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stiːɡɑ/

Verb

stiga (present tense stig, past tense steig, past participle stige, present participle stigande, imperative stig)

1. to rise, move upwards

   Prisane stig. ― The prices are rising.

   Fuglen steig til vers. ― The bird rose into the sky.

2. to step (take a step), get on or get off (bus, train)
   • 1982, Ragnar Hovland, Sveve over vatna:

     Det hadde begynt å regne då eg steig av bussen med koffertane mine […]

     It had started raining when I stepped off the bus with my suitcases […]

References

• “stiga” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with English sty.

Noun

stīga n

1. cage for animals, stall

Descendants

• Middle High German: stīge
  • German: Steige
• → Italian: stia

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Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stīgha, from Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.Cognate with Danish stige, Norwegian stige, English sty, German steigen, Dutch stijgen.

Pronunciation

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Verb

stiga

1. to step; to move the foot in walking
2. (intransitive) to rise, to increase

Conjugation

Conjugation of stiga (class 1 strong)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	stiga	—
Present tense	stiger	—
Past tense	steg	—
Supine	stigit	—
Imperative	stig	—
Present participle	stigande
Past participle	stigen

Related terms

• avstiga
• bestiga
• framstiga
• instiga
• nedstiga
• steg
• stega
• stiga av
• stiga fram
• stiga ned
• stiga ombord
• stiga på
• stigare
• stiga upp
• stiga över
• stigning
• uppstiga
• utstiga