stæger
Old English
Etymology
Proto-Germanic *staigriz (“stair, step, scaffolding”), from Proto-Germanic *staigijaną (“to cause [one] to ascend”), causitive of Proto-Germanic *stīganą (“to rise, ascend”), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to go, rise, step, walk, stride”). Akin to Dutch steiger (“stair”), Dutch Low Saxon steiger (“landing”), Old English stǣġel (“steep, abrupt”), Old English stīġan (“to climb”), Albanian shteg (“a path, track”). More at sty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstæːjer/
Declension
- Feminine
Declension of stæger (strong ō-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | stǣġer | stǣġera, stǣġere |
accusative | stǣġere | stǣġera, stǣġere |
genitive | stǣġere | stǣġera |
dative | stǣġere | stǣġerum |
- Neuter
Declension of stæger (strong a-stem)
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | stǣġer | stǣġer |
accusative | stǣġer | stǣġer |
genitive | stǣġeres | stǣġera |
dative | stǣġere | stǣġerum |
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