different between sprig vs stig

English

Etymology

From Middle English sprig, sprigge, of uncertain origin. Compare dialectal English sprag (“sprig, twig”), Old English spræc (“a shoot”), German Low German Spricke, Sprick (“dry branch, twig”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sp???/
• Rhymes: -??

Noun

sprig (plural sprigs)

1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray.

2. An ornament resembling a small shoot or twig.
3. One of the separate pieces of lace fastened on a ground in applique lace.
4. (humorous, sometimes mildly derogatory) A youth; a lad.
5. A brad, or nail without a head.
6. A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.
7. A house sparrow.

Translations

Verb

sprig (third-person singular simple present sprigs, present participle sprigging, simple past and past participle sprigged)

1. To decorate with sprigs, or with representations of sprigs, as in embroidery or pottery.

Anagrams

• PIRGs, grips, prigs

English

Etymology

Believed to have originated from the eponymous character in the book Stig of the Dump (Clive King, Puffin, 1963, ?ISBN.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st??/

Noun

stig (plural stigs)

1. (Britain, derogatory) Someone from a poor background, with poor dress sense.

Synonyms

See chav.

Anagrams

• GTis, ISTG, gist, gits, tigs

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?sti?j/

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, plural stig)

1. pace
2. stair, rung
3. (dance) step
4. niveau, level
5. degree (Celsius etc.)
6. (sports) score

Declension

Synonyms

• (pace): fet, fótafet, gongd
• (dancing step): stev, fótastig

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st???/
• Rhymes: -???

Noun

stig n (genitive singular stigs, nominative plural stig)

1. level
2. degree
3. stage
4. point (unit of scoring in a game or competition)
5. (baseball, cricket) run

Declension

Synonyms

• (level): staða
• (degree): gráða
• (stage): áfangi

Derived terms

• á þessu stigi, á þessu stigi málsins
• á háu stigi
• öryggisstig (security level)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stige

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stígr.

Noun

stig m (definite singular stigen, indefinite plural stigar, definite plural stigane)

1. alternative form of sti

Etymology 2

Verb

stig

1. present tense of stige
2. imperative of stige

Etymology 3

Noun

stìg n (definite singular stìget, indefinite plural stìg, definite plural stìgi)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 1917; superseded by steg

References

• “stig” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *st?g?, from *st?gan? (“climb”) ( > Old English st?gan). Cognate with Middle Dutch stige, Old High German stiga. A masculine Germanic variant *st?gaz is indicated by Old High German stic (German Steig), Old Norse stígr (Swedish stig).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sti?j/

Noun

st?? f (nominative plural st??a or st??e)

1. path (especially steep or narrow)

Declension

Descendants

• Middle English: sty

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *stij?. Cognate with Old Norse stí (Danish sti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stij/

Noun

sti? n (nominative plural sti?)

1. hall, building, sty

Declension

Derived terms

• st?gweard (“steward”)

Descendants

• Middle English: sty
  • English: sty

Old Norse

Etymology

Related to stíga.

Noun

stig n

1. step, pace
2. step (of a ladder)
3. (plural only) degree, rank

Declension

Descendants

• Icelandic: stig
• Norwegian Nynorsk: steg
• Norwegian Bokmål: steg

References

• stig in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sti??/
• Rhymes: -i??

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish st?gher, from Old Norse stígr, from Proto-Germanic *st?gu- or Proto-Germanic *st?gi-.Cognate with Danish sti and German Steig.Related to Swedish stiga.See also Old English stig.

Noun

stig c

1. path, trail

Declension

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

stig

1. imperative of stiga.

Anagrams

• tigs