Steg

See also: steg and šteg

German

Etymology

From Old High German steg. Germanic cognates include Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌲𐌰 (staiga, “way”), non-Germanic ones: Russian стезя́ (stezjá), Lithuanian stiga, Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos), Albanian shteg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃteːk/, [ʃteːkʰ]
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Noun

Steg m (genitive Stegs or Steges, plural Stege)

footbridge

Declension

Declension of Steg

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Steg	die	Stege
genitive	eines	des	Steges, Stegs	der	Stege
dative	einem	dem	Steg, Stege¹	den	Stegen
accusative	einen	den	Steg	die	Stege

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Proper noun

Steg n (genitive Stegs)

A village in Triesenberg, Liechtenstein.

Further reading

Steg in Duden online

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