Old English · noun

stig

Normalised stīġ

Part of speech: noun, feminine
IPA: /stiːj/
Syllables: stiːj (1 syllable)
Modern English: sty hall path

stig1 · noun · feminine

Senses

path (especially steep or narrow)

Declension

Declension of stig
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stīġ	stīga stīġe
Accusative	stīġe	stīga stīġe
Genitive	stīġe	stīga
Dative	stīġe	stīgum

stig2 · noun · neuter

Senses

hall, building, sty

Declension · strong a-stem

Declension of stig
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stiġ	stiġu
Accusative	stiġ	stiġu
Genitive	stiġes	stiġa
Dative	stiġe	stiġum

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *stīgu, from Proto-Germanic *stīgō, from *stīganą (“climb”) (> Old English stīgan). Cognate with Middle Dutch stige, Old High German stiga. A masculine Germanic variant *stīgaz is indicated by Old High German stic (German Steig), Old Norse stígr (Swedish stig).

From Proto-Germanic *stiją, possibly related to Etymology 1 above, or otherwise possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyh₂- (“to stiffen”), similar to *stainaz (“stone”). Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).

Descendants

sty

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