stifte

See also: Stifte

Danish

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stiften, stichten.

Verb

stifte (imperative stift, infinitive at stifte, present tense stifter, past tense stiftede, perfect tense stiftet)

1. to create, start

   Synonyms: skabe, fremkalde

   Det nygifte par vil gerne stifte familie snarest mulig

   The newlywed couple wants to start a family as soon as possible

2. to (formally) establish, found

   Synonyms: etablere, grundlægge

   I 1746 blev Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab stiftet

   In 1746, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters was founded

Conjugation

Conjugation of stifte

active passive present stifter stiftes past stiftede stiftedes infinitive stifte stiftes imperative stift — participle present stiftende past stiftet (auxiliary verb have or være) gerund —

Derived terms

• stiftelse
• stifter
• anstifte
• indstifte
• nystifte

Etymology 2

stift +‎ -e

Verb

stifte (imperative stift, infinitive at stifte, present tense stifter, past tense stiftede, perfect tense stiftet)

1. to pin, tack, staple

Conjugation

Conjugation of stifte

active passive present stifter stiftes past stiftede — infinitive stifte stiftes imperative stift — participle present - past stiftet (auxiliary verb have) gerund —

Derived terms

• stiftning

Noun

stifte n

1. definite plural of stift

References

• “stifte” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Verb

stifte

1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stiften

Anagrams

• fietst

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Verb

stifte

1. inflection of stiften:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From the noun stift (sense 1), and from Middle Low German stiften (sense 2).

Verb

stifte (imperative stift, present tense stifter, passive stiftes, simple past and past participle stifta or stiftet, present participle stiftende)

1. to nail, tack, staple, pin
2. to establish, found

Derived terms

• stiftelse

References

• “stifte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stifte_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “stifte_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From the noun stift (sense 1), and from Middle Low German stiften (sense 2).

Verb

stifte (present tense stiftar, past tense stifta, past participle stifta, passive infinitive stiftast, present participle stiftande, imperative stifte/stift)

1. to nail, tack, staple, pin
2. to establish, found

Alternative forms

• stifta

Derived terms

• stiftelse

References

• “stifte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.