stæger

Old English

Etymology 1

From Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (stair, step, scaffolding).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæː.jer/

Noun

stǣġer f or n

  1. stair, step; staircase
Declension
Feminine

Strong ō-stem:

singular plural
nominative stǣġer stǣġera, stǣġere
accusative stǣġere stǣġera, stǣġere
genitive stǣġere stǣġera
dative stǣġere stǣġerum
Neuter

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative stǣġer stǣġer
accusative stǣġer stǣġer
genitive stǣġeres stǣġera
dative stǣġere stǣġerum
Descendants
  • Middle English: steire, staire, stayre, stayer, steir, steyr, steyre, steyer, ster, steiȝer, steiher
    • English: stair
    • Scots: stair
    • Yola: sthiers (plural)
    • Irish: staighre

Etymology 2

From Proto-West Germanic *staigr, from Proto-Germanic *staigraz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstæː.jer/

Adjective

stæger

  1. steep
Declension
Descendants