steeg – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of steeg

Noun: steeg
Gender: Feminine Hyphenation:
Sg.steeg
Pl.stegen

Sample Sentences

  • Ze wachtten hem op in een steegje. (They awaited him in an alley.)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch steech, stege, from Old Dutch steyga, *stega (“stairway”), from Proto-Germanic *stigǭ (“staircase; ladder”). Cognate with Middle Low German stēge, Old High German stega. More distantly related to Old High German steiga (from Proto-Germanic *staigō-) and German Steg (from Proto-Germanic *stiga-). See: German Nouns 'Steg'.

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