stig

See also: Stig and stíg

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪɡ/

• Audio (UK):

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• Rhymes: -ɪɡ

Etymology 1

Referred to in the book Piccadilly Jim by PG Wodehouse in 1917 :

You never know what is waiting for you around the corner. You start the day with the fairest prospects, and before nightfall everything is as rocky and ding-basted as stig tossed full of doodlegammon.

Also referenced as the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, →ISBN.

Noun

stig (plural stigs)

1. (UK, slang, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.

   Synonym: chav

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

stig (plural stigs)

1. (Australia, slang) An electronic cigarette or vape.

Verb

stig (third-person singular simple present stigs, present participle stigging, simple past and past participle stigged)

1. (Australia, slang) To vape.

Anagrams

• GTis, ISTG, gist, gits, tigs

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse stig (“path, step”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstiːj/

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)

1. pace
2. stair, rung
3. (dance) step
4. niveau, level
5. degree (Celsius etc.)
6. (sports) score

Declension

Declension of stig
n3	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stig	stigið	stig	stigini
accusative	stig	stigið	stig	stigini
dative	stigi	stiginum	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stigs	stigsins	stiga	stiganna

Synonyms

• (pace): fet, fótafet, gongd
• (dancing step): stev, fótastig

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stig (“path, step”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪːɣ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːɣ

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)

1. level
2. degree
3. stage
4. point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
5. (baseball, cricket) run

Declension

Declension of stig (neuter)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stig	stigið	stig	stigin
accusative	stig	stigið	stig	stigin
dative	stigi	stiginu	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stigs	stigsins	stiga	stiganna

Synonyms

• (level): staða
• (degree): gráða
• (stage): áfangi

Derived terms

• á þessu stigi, á þessu stigi málsins
• á háu stigi
• öryggisstig (“security level”)

Irish

Adverb

stig

1. Obsolete form of istigh.

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stige

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stígr.

Noun

stig m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)

1. alternative form of sti

Etymology 2

Verb

stig

1. present tense of stige
2. imperative of stige

Etymology 3

Noun

stìg n (definite singular stìget, indefinite plural stìg, definite plural stìgi)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of steg

References

• “stig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology 1

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːɡ/, [stiːɣ]

Noun

stīg f (nominative plural stīga or stīge)

1. path (especially steep or narrow)

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stīg	stīga, stīge
accusative	stīge	stīga, stīge
genitive	stīge	stīga
dative	stīge	stīgum

Derived terms

• ānstīg

Descendants

• Middle English: stiȝhe, styȝe, stighe, stieghe, stie, stye, sty

Etymology 2

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).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stij/

Noun

stiġ n

2. hall, building, sty

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stiġ	stiġu
accusative	stiġ	stiġu
genitive	stiġes	stiġa
dative	stiġe	stiġum

Derived terms

• stigweard (“steward”)

Descendants

• Middle English: sty
  • English: sty
  • Scots: stie, stye, sty

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to stíga. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

stig n

1. step, pace
2. step (of a ladder)
3. (plural only) degree, rank

Declension

  Declension of stig (strong a-stem)

neuter	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stig	stigit	stig	stigin
accusative	stig	stigit	stig	stigin
dative	stigi	stiginu	stigum	stigunum
genitive	stigs	stigsins	stiga	stiganna

Descendants

• Icelandic: stig
• Faroese: stig
• Norwegian Nynorsk: steg
• Norwegian Bokmål: steg

References

• “stig”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

en stig

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stiːɡ/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -iːɡ

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish stīgher, from Old Norse stígr.

Cognate with Danish sti and German Steig. Related to Swedish stiga. See also Old English stig.

Noun

stig c

1. a path, a trail (in nature and narrow)
   • 1968, “Deirdres samba [Deirdre's samba]”, Cornelis Vreeswijk (lyrics), Chico Buarque (music)‎^[1]performed by Cornelis Vreeswijk:

     Varje kväll vid åttatiden, går jag stigen nerför berget. Och så hoppar jag på bussen, som går till Copacabana. Jag har badat, jag har duschat. Luktar gott om hela kroppen. Och så börjar jag gå, och jag tål att tittas på.

     Every evening around eight o'clock, I walk the path down the mountain. And then I jump on the bus, that goes to Copacabana. I have bathed, I have showered. My whole body smells good. And then I start walking, and I bear being looked at [idiomatic for looking good].

Declension

Declension of stig

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stig	stigs
	definite	stigen	stigens
plural	indefinite	stigar	stigars
	definite	stigarna	stigarnas

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stiga

References

• stig in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stig in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stig in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• tigs