Danish

Proper noun

Stig

1. A male given name.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 8 816 males with the given name Stig have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse Stígr.

Proper noun

Stig

1. A male given name.

Related terms

• Stian

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 578 males with the given name Stig living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse Stígr. A Danish name revived in Sweden since 1867.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːg

Proper noun

Stig

1. A male given name.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: males with the given name living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the . Accessed on 19 June 2011.

English

Noun

stig ‎(plural stigs)

1. (Britain, pejorative) someone from a poor background, with a poor dress sense

Synonyms

See chav

Anagrams

• gist
• gits

Faroese

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

Synonyms

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɪːɣ/
• Rhymes: -ɪːɣ

Noun

stig n ‎(genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)

1. level ^syn.
2. degree ^syn.
3. stage ^syn.
4. point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)

Declension

Synonyms

• (level): ^def. staða
• (degree): ^def. gráða
• (stage): ^def. áfangi

Derived terms

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

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stige

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *stīgō, from *stīganą ‎(“climb”) ( > 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): /stiːj/

Noun

stīġ f ‎(nominative plural stīġa or stīġe)

1. path (especially steep or narrow)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: sty

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *stiją. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stij/

Noun

stiġ n ‎(nominative plural stiġ)

1. hall, building, sty

Declension

Descendants

• English: sty

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stīgher, from Old Norse stígr, from Proto-Germanic *stīgu- or Proto-Germanic *stīgi-. Cognate with Danish sti and German Steig. Related with Swedish stiga. See also stig (Old English).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːg

Noun

stig c

1. path, trail

Declension

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stiga.