stift

See also: Stift and štift

Danish

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ifd̥]

Adjective

stift

1. neuter singular of stiv

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥efd̥]

Noun

stift n (singular definite stiftet, plural indefinite stifter)

1. a diocese (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric

Declension

Declension of stift

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stift	stiftet	stifter	stifterne
genitive	stifts	stiftets	stifters	stifternes

Noun

stift c (singular definite stiften, plural indefinite stifter)

1. a replaceable graphite core for a pencil or propelling pencil

   Stiften er gået i stykker!

   The lead has broken!

Declension

Declension of stift

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stift	stiften	stifter	stifterne
genitive	stifts	stiftens	stifters	stifternes

Dutch

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch stifte, from Middle High German stift, from Old High German stift, from Proto-West Germanic *stift.

Pronunciation

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Noun

stift f (plural stiften, diminutive stiftje n)

1. graphite core of a pencil
2. a felt-tip pen, a marker
3. a chip (in football)

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lippenstift
• markeerstift
• merkstift
• viltstift

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: setif, setip
• → Papiamentu: steft

Verb

stift

1. inflection of stiften:
   1. first/second/third-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stifter, definite plural stiftene)

1. a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
2. lead (for pencils)
3. (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

Derived terms

• leppestift
• stifte (verb)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta or stiftene)

1. (obsolete) a diocese

Etymology 3

Verb

stift

1. imperative of stifte

References

• “stift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stift_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “stift_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stiftar, definite plural stiftane)

1. a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
2. lead (for pencils)
3. (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

Derived terms

• leppestift
• stifte (verb)

Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta)

1. (obsolete) a diocese

References

• “stift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

kontakt med två stift [plug with two prongs]

stift på processor [pins on a processor]

stift på bältesspänne [prong/tongue of a belt buckle]

stift till stiftpenna [leads for a mechanical pencil]

läppstift

ett deodorantstift [a stick of deodorant]

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German stift, steft, a variant of stippen (“to nick”). Cognate of German Stift.

Noun

stift n

1. a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something)
   1. a prong, a tongue (of a belt buckle)
   2. a prong (on an electric plug or the like)
   3. (electronics) a pin
   4. a lead (in a pencil, especially a mechanical pencil (stiftpenna))
   5. a stick (of lipstick, deodorant, mosquito repellent, or the like)

      Synonyms: (lipstick) läppstift, (deodorant stick) deodorantstift, (mosquito repellent stick) myggstift

   6. a needle, a stylus (on a phonograph or the like)

      Synonyms: (phonograph needle) grammofonstift, (more common for more modern record players) nål (“needle”)

      En sådan här skiva till och jag måste byta stift

      Another party/record like this and I need to change diocese/needle (pun)

2. (botany) the style of a pistil

Declension

Declension of stift

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stift	stifts
	definite	stiftet	stiftets
plural	indefinite	stift	stifts
	definite	stiften	stiftens

Derived terms

• blyertsstift
• grammofonstift
• häftstift
• limstift
• läppstift
• myggstift
• ritstift
• stiftpenna
• stålstift
• täckstift
• tändstift

 

See also

• nål
• sprint
• ten

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German sticht, stift. Cognate of German Stift. More details at stifta.

Noun

stift n

1. a diocese, a bishopric, a see (region administered by a bishop, especially in Sweden)

   Kalmar stift

   diocese of Kalmar

Declension

Declension of stift

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stift	stifts
	definite	stiftet	stiftets
plural	indefinite	stift	stifts
	definite	stiften	stiftens

Derived terms

• abbotsstift
• biskopsstift
• stiftsadjunkt
• stiftsbibliotek
• stiftsfullmäktig
• stiftsgård
• stiftsmatrikel
• stiftsmöte
• stiftsnotarie
• stiftsråd
• stiftsstad
• ärkestift

 

Related terms

• stifta
• stiftelse

Further reading

• stift in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stift in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stift in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stift in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)