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steif

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German stīf, from Old High German *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtaɪ̯f/
  • Rhymes: -aɪ̯f
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Adjective

steif (strong nominative masculine singular steifer, comparative steifer, superlative am steifsten)

  1. stiff, rigid

Declension

Further reading

  • steif” in Duden online
  • steif” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German stīf, from Old High German *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf.

Pronunciation

Adjective

steif

  1. stiff

Further reading

  • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “steif”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch

Luxembourgish

Etymology 1

From Middle High German stīf, from Old High German *stīf, from Proto-West Germanic *stīf. Cognate with German steif, Dutch stijf, English stiff.

Adjective

steif (masculine steiwen, neuter steift, comparative méi steif, superlative am steifsten)

  1. stiff
Declension
More information singular, plural ...
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

steif

  1. second-person singular imperative of steiwen

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