stétt

See also: Stett

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stétt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stjɛht/

  Rhymes: -ɛht

Noun

stétt f (genitive singular stéttar, nominative plural stéttir)

1. a pavement, a sidewalk
2. a profession, a trade
3. a social class, a class

Declension

Declension of stétt (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stétt	stéttin	stéttir	stéttirnar
accusative	stétt	stéttina	stéttir	stéttirnar
dative	stétt	stéttinni	stéttum	stéttunum
genitive	stéttar	stéttarinnar	stétta	stéttanna

Synonyms

• (pavement): gangbraut
• (profession): starfsstétt
• (social class): þjóðfélagsstétt

Derived terms

• stétta

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to stíga.

Alternative forms

• stéttr

Noun

stétt f (genitive stéttar, plural stéttir)

1. pavement
2. steppingstones
3. degree, rank
4. order, condition
5. base (of a vessel)

Declension

  Declension of stétt (strong i-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stétt	stéttin	stéttir	stéttirnar
accusative	stétt	stéttina	stéttir	stéttirnar
dative	stétt	stéttinni	stéttum	stéttunum
genitive	stéttar	stéttarinnar	stétta	stéttanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: stétt f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: stett f
• Norwegian Bokmål: stett m

Etymology 2

Verb

stétt

1. second-person singular past indicative of stíga

References

• stétt in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, G. T. Zoëga, Clarendon Press, 1910, at Internet Archive.