Stiege

stiege German Pronunciation de /ˈʃtiːɡə/ de De-Stiege.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 From de gmh stiege, from de goh stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of de gem-pro *stigǭ path, way, staircase, ladder. Related with de steigen and en stair. See also bar Stiagn. Noun f narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft) de Austria often in plural stairs in general, staircase de Treppe Über mir wohnte in ebenso bescheidener Wohnung ein grauhaariges, ältliches Fräulein, ihrem Beruf nach Klavierlehrerin; eines Tages sprach sie mich in nettester Weise auf der Stiege an, es bedrücke sie eigentlich, daß ich bei meiner Arbeit unfreiwilliger Zuhörer ihrer Lehrstunden sein müsse, und sie hoffe, ich werde durch die unvollkommenen Künste ihrer Schülerinnen nicht allzusehr gestört. de Austria by extension separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex de Sie wohnen auf der Stiege vier. They live on the fourth doorway. de Viele Altbauten haben zwei Stiegen, manche sogar drei. Many old buildings have two separate staircases, some even three. Declension f Derived terms de Stiegenhaus Etymology 2 From de gml stîge (also gml stēge), from de osx stīga pigsty. Possibly a byform of de gem-pro *stiją, whence en sty, but definitely related with it (compare gem-pro *stīganą to climb), or otherwise possibly ultimately from de ine-pro *steyh₂- to stiffen, similar to gem-pro *stainaz stone.sti,2 Cognate with goh stīga pigsty, whence the modern doublet de Steige shed, stall. Possibly a byform of de gem-pro *stiją, whence en sty, but definitely related with it. Noun f de northern and central Germany wooden crate de Lattenkiste regional Horde Declension f References Etymology 3 From de gml stîge, from de osx stīga set of twenty. Cognate with dum stîge, gme-cgo stega. Has been compared to grc στίχος row, line, which if related, from de ine-pro *steygʰ- to walk, go, ascend. Noun f de agriculture dated score, a set of twenty, e.g. of sheaves, livestock, eggs Declension f Etymology 4 Noun de noun form de Stieg nom//acc//gen p Further reading