Steiger

See also: steiger

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, variant of Steger.
• Also as a German occupational surname for a foreman or mine inspector, and for someone who lived near a steep road, from Steiger (“foreman”, literally “one who ascends”) (see below).
• Also as a German surname, from the placename Steige in Alsace or Steige in Baden-Württemberg, these names themselves related to the word meaning to climb or ascend.

Proper noun

Steiger (plural Steigers)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Steiger is the 8313^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3986 individuals. Steiger is most common among White (95.51%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Steiger”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stīger, stīgære, equivalent to steigen +‎ -er. Cognate with Middle Low German stīgære, stēgære.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐ/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Stei‧ger
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯ɡɐ

Noun

Steiger m (strong, genitive Steigers, plural Steiger, feminine Steigerin)

1. (mining) foreman of miners
2. (rare) agent noun of steigen: one who ascends or descends

Declension

Declension of Steiger [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Steiger	die	Steiger
genitive	eines	des	Steigers	der	Steiger
dative	einem	dem	Steiger	den	Steigern
accusative	einen	den	Steiger	die	Steiger

Derived terms

• Steigerlied

Related terms

• Bergsteiger

German Low German

Etymology

From Middle Low German steiger, steir, from Old Saxon *steigar, *stēgar, from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz. More at stair.

Noun

Steiger m (plural Steigers)

1. a framework; scaffold; trestle
2. scaffolding