Stäip

Luxembourgish Etymology From lb gmh *stīpe (attested as gmh stīper, Frankfurt, ca. 1400), from lb la stīpes. Cognate with dialectal nl stiep, en stipe. Pronunciation lb [ʃtæˑɪ̯p] Noun f support, stake lb Mäi Papp huet eng hëlze Stäip gebaut, fir datt dee kromme Bam an eisem Gaart net ëmfält. My father built a wooden support, so that the crooked tree in our garden won’t fall over. lb figurative support, something one can rely on