English

Etymology
Believed to have originated from the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, ISBN 0140301968).

Noun
stig

1. (British English, pejorative) someone from a poor background, with a poor dress sense

Synonyms
See chav

Category:English eponyms

Faroese

Noun
stig n

1. pace
2. stair, rung
3. (dancing) step
4. niveau, level
5. degree (Celsius etc.)
6. sports|lang=fo score

Declension
fo-decl-noun-n3|stig

Synonyms
pace
:fet, fótafet, gongd
dancing step
:stev, fótastig

Category:Faroese nouns
Category:Units of measure

Old English

Etymology 1
Germanic *stī��, from *stī�- �climb� ( > stigan|stīgan). Cognate with Middle Dutch stige, Old High German stiga. A masculine Germanic variant *stī�oz is indicated by Old High German stic (German Steig), Old Norse stígr (Swedish #Swedish|stig).

Pronunciation
IPA|/sti�j/

Noun
Latinx|stīġ f

1. path (especially steep or narrow)

Declension
oe-noun|stīġ|stīġa, -e|stīġe|stīġa, -e|stīġe|stīġa|stīġe|stīġum

Descendants
Middle English: sty
is: stigi m

Etymology 2
Germanic *stijom. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).

Pronunciation
IPA|/stij/

Noun
stiġ n

1. hall, building, sty

Declension
oe-noun|stiġ|stiġu|stiġ|stiġu|stiġes|stiġa|stiġe|stiġum

Descendants
English: sty

Swedish

Noun
stig

1. way up
2. climb

Category:Swedish nouns

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