stirrup

Significat (Anglès)

Noun

1. A ring or hoop suspended by a rope or strap from the saddle, for a horseman's foot while mounting or riding.
2. (broadly) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
3. (broadly) Any piece shaped like the stirrup of a saddle, used as a support, clamp, etc.
4. A stapes.
5. A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its lower end for supporting a footrope.
6. A bent rebar wrapped around the main rebars to reinforce against shear stress.

Adj

Referring to women's pants/trousers: being of a form, commonly worn by women, that includes a strap beneath the arch of the foot.

Conceptes

estrep

Sinònims

stapes

stirrup iron

pedal

clamp

🗜️

clench

cramp

gripper

hooping

iron

tongs

hoop reinforcement

calorie unit of measure

pincer clamp

clamp frame

caloric

etrier

card

clam

Traduccions

étrier

Steigbügel

estribo

staffa

estribo

αναβολέας

Bügel

üzengi

stijgbeugel

Stehbügel

marchepied

mantello

montatoio

stapes

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈstɪɹ.əp/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: stirop

Heretat de anglès antic: stiġrāp

Cognat amb neerlandès: stegereep

Cognat amb Old Saxon: stigerēp

Cognat amb alt alemany mitjà: stereip

Cognat amb alemany: Stegreif

Cognat amb islandès: stigreip

In summary

From Middle English stirop, stirope, from Old English stiġrāp (“stirrup”), a compound of stiġe ("ascent, descent, a going up or down"; related to stīġan (“to climb”)) and rāp (“rope”), equivalent to sty + rope.
Cognate with Dutch stegereep, stegelreep (“stirrup”), Old Saxon stigerēp (“stirrup”), Middle High German stereip, stegreif ("stirrup"; > German Stegreif (“improvisation”)), Icelandic stigreip (“stirrup”).