stijg

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛi̯x/

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• Rhymes: -ɛi̯x

Etymology 1

Often related to stijgen (“to rise, ascend”) in the sense of "something pointed." Identical development is found in English sty.

Noun

stijg m (plural stijgen, diminutive stijgje n)

1. (pathology) an inflammation of the eyelid, sty

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch stîge. Has been compared to Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos, “row, line”). If indeed related, from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, go, ascend”).

Cognate with Middle Low German stîge (whence German Stiege), Crimean Gothic stega (“twenty”).

Noun

stijg f (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) a set of twenty, a score (usually said of eggs)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stijg

1. inflection of stijgen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative