Steg

See also: steg and šteg

German

Etymology

From Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃteːk/, [ʃteːkʰ]
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Noun

Steg m (genitive Stegs or Steges, plural Stege)

  1. footbridge

Declension
Declension of Steg
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Steg die Stege
genitive eines des Steges,
Stegs		 der Stege
dative einem dem Steg,
Stege1		 den Stegen
accusative einen den Steg die Stege
1Now uncommon, see notes

Proper noun

Steg n (genitive Stegs)

  1. A village in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.

Further reading
  • Steg in Duden online
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