stígvél
Icelandic
Etymology
Attested from mid-16th century. Via Middle Low German stevel or Danish støvle, from Italian stivale (“a boot”), from Old French estival, of ultimate Latin uncertain origin; altered by association with stíga (“to step”).[1]Cognate with German Stiefel.
A cognate with (or possibly derived from) the obsolete Old Icelandic stýfill (“boot”), from Middle Low German.
Belief that it derives from the Icelandic verb stíga (“to step”) and vél (“a machine”) similar to borvél (“a drill; literally a drilling machine”), eldavél (“a cooking stove; literally a cooking machine”) and þvottavél (“washing machine”) is a folk etymology.[1] This may be inferred from the fact that stígvél is a neuter noun while vél and the other compounds listed are feminine nouns.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstiɣ.vjɛːl/
Noun
stígvél n (genitive singular stígvéls, nominative plural stígvél)
- a boot
Declension
| n-s | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | stígvél | stígvélið | stígvél | stígvélin |
| accusative | stígvél | stígvélið | stígvél | stígvélin |
| dative | stígvéli | stígvélinu | stígvélum | stígvélunum |
| genitive | stígvéls | stígvélsins | stígvéla | stígvélanna |
Derived terms
- gúmmistígvél
- herstígvél
- regnstígvél
- stígvélahanki (“a bootstrap”)
References
- “Archived copy”, in (please provide the title of the work), accessed 14 March 2011, archived from the original on 2013-07-18
Further reading
- "stígvél"