Feminine

Stiege

Meaning

  1. (feminine) narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
  2. (Austria, feminine, in-plural, often) stairs in general, staircase
  3. (Austria, broadly, feminine) separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtiːɡə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German stiege, from Old High German stiega, a variant (with an unusual ablaut grade) of Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“path, way, staircase, ladder”). Related with German steigen and English stair. See also Bavarian Stiagn.

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