stift

See also: Stift and štift

Pronunciation 1

IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥ifd̥]

Adjective

stift

neuter singular of stiv

Pronunciation 2

IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥efd̥]

Noun

stift n (singular definite stiftet, plural indefinite stifter)

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

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

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Noun

stift c (singular definite stiften, plural indefinite stifter)

a replaceable graphite core for a pencil or propelling pencil
Stiften er gået i stykker!
The lead has broken!

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

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

viltstift

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Noun

stift f (plural stiften, diminutive stiftje n)

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

Derived terms

Descendants

→ Caribbean Javanese: setif, setip
→ Papiamentu: steft

Verb

stift

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

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

stiften

Wikipedia ^no

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)

a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
lead (for pencils)
(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)

(obsolete) a diocese

Etymology 3

Verb

stift

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).

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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)

a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
lead (for pencils)
(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)

(obsolete) a diocese

References

“stift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

stift

Wikipedia ^sv

Thumb — kontakt med två **stift** [plug with two **prongs**]

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Etymology 1

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

Noun

stift n

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)
(botany) the style of a pistil

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

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Etymology 2

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

Noun

stift n

a diocese,^[1] a bishopric, a see (region administered by a bishop, especially in Sweden)
Kalmar stift
diocese of Kalmar

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

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Derived terms

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

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References

[1]
Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN

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