stirrup

Bedeutung (Englisch)

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.

Konzepte

Steigbügel

Bügel

Stehbügel

Trittbrett

Synonyme

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

Übersetzungen

étrier

staffa

estribo

estribo

αναβολέας

estrep

stijgbeugel

üzengi

beugel

estapédio

codillo

abajera

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ˈstɪɹ.əp/

Etymologie (Englisch)

Geerbt von Mittelenglisch: stirop

Geerbt von Altenglisch: stiġrāp

Verwandt mit Niederländisch: stegereep

Verwandt mit Old Saxon: stigerēp

Verwandt mit Mittelhochdeutsch: stereip

Verwandt mit Deutsch: Stegreif

Verwandt mit Isländisch: 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”).