Stift

See also: stift and štift

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtɪft/
  • Rhymes: -ɪft
  • Audio:(file)
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)

Etymology 1

    From Middle High German stift / steft, from Old High German stift / steft, from Proto-West Germanic *stift, from Proto-Germanic *stiftaz (“pin, nail”); likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyp- (“stiff, erect”), whence also German steif (“stiff”). Cognate with German Low German Stift.

    Noun

    Stift m (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte)

    1. pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
      Hyponyms: Holzstift, Metallstift, Kunststoffstift
    2. pencil, pen, stylus (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
      Hyponyms: Bleistift, Buntstift, Filzstift, Kugelschreiber, Wachsmalstift
    3. (informal, dated) a boy, especially an apprentice
    Declension
    Declension of Stift [masculine, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein der Stift die Stifte
    genitive eines des Stiftes, Stifts der Stifte
    dative einem dem Stift, Stifte1 den Stiften
    accusative einen den Stift die Stifte

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Back-formation from stiften; compare Dutch sticht.

    Noun

    Stift n (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte or Stifter)

    1. endowed monastery
    2. secular convent
    3. collegial body
    4. ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)
    Declension
    Declension of Stift [neuter, strong]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative ein das Stift die Stifte, Stifter
    genitive eines des Stiftes, Stifts der Stifte, Stifter
    dative einem dem Stift, Stifte1 den Stiften, Stiftern
    accusative ein das Stift die Stifte, Stifter

    1Now rare, see notes.

    Hyponyms

    Further reading

    • “Stift” in Duden online
    • “Stift”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)

    Hunsrik

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈʃtift/

    Noun

    Stift m (plural Stift)

    1. pin
    2. pen

    Further reading

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