Steiger

See also: steiger

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ/

Noun

Steiger m (genitive Steigers, plural Steiger, female Steigerin)

  1. (mining) mine manager or mining foreman

Declension
Declension of Steiger
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Steiger die Steiger
genitive eines des Steigers der Steiger
dative einem dem Steiger den Steigern
accusative einen den Steiger die Steiger

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German steiger, steir, from Old Saxon *steigar, *stēgar, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz. More at stair.

Noun

Steiger m (plural Steigers)

  1. a framework; scaffold; trestle
  2. scaffolding
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