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stíga

stíga

See also: stiga and štiga

Faroese

Verb

stíga (third person singular past indicative steig, third person plural past indicative stigu, supine stigið)

  1. to step, to stride

Conjugation


Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic *stīganą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstiːɣa/
  • Rhymes: -iːɣa

Verb

stíga (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative steig, third-person plural past indicative stigu, supine stigið)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, takes the accusative) to step, to take a step syn.
    Hann steig eitt skref til hægri.
    He took one step to the right.
  2. (intransitive) to rise, to increase syn.

Conjugation

Note: the past forms sté, stést are less common than steig, steigst, and are usually regarded as archaic.

Derived terms

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