Steigerlied

German

Etymology

From Steiger (“miners’ foreman”) +‎ Lied (“song”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡɐˌliːt/
  • Hyphenation: Stei‧ger‧lied
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Proper noun

das Steigerlied n (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Steigerlieds or des Steigerliedes)

  1. A song or march dating back to the 16th century, popular in all of Germany’s traditional mining regions and considered the hymn of the mining profession.

Declension
Declension of Steigerlied [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Steigerlied
genitive eines des Steigerliedes, Steigerlieds
dative einem dem Steigerlied, Steigerliede1
accusative ein das Steigerlied

1Now rare, see notes.

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