Feminine
Stiege
Meaning
- (feminine) narrow, often steep stairs (e.g. to a loft)
- (Austria, feminine, in-plural, often) stairs in general, staircase
- (Austria, broadly, feminine) separate entry, doorway and/or staircase to or inside an apartment building, apartment complex or a housing complex
Concepts
flight of stairs
Stiege
Synonyms
Tanzschritte
Ablaufschritte
Treppenflur
Trittstufen
Translations
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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