steza

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stьdza (path), from Proto-Balto-Slavic *stiga, from Proto-Indo-European *steyǵʰ- (author?) or *stigʰ-eh₂ (Derksen).

Slavic cognates include Serbo-Croatian стаза/staza, Russian стезя (stezja). Slavic cognates include Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (stáiga, way), German Steg (footbridge, gangplank).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stəˈzá/, /ˈstə̀za/
  • Tonal orthography: stəzȁ, stə̀za

Noun

stezà or stèza f (genitive stezè or stèze, nominative plural stezè or stèze)

  1. path (a trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians)

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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