stétt

See also: Stett

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse stétt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stjɛht/
    Rhymes: -ɛht

Noun

stétt f (genitive singular stéttar, nominative plural stéttir)

  1. a pavement, a sidewalk
    Synonym: gangbraut
  2. a profession, a trade
    Synonym: starfsstétt
  3. a social class, a class
    Synonym: þjóðfélagsstétt

Declension

Declension of stétt (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stétt stéttin stéttir stéttirnar
accusative stétt stéttina stéttir stéttirnar
dative stétt stéttinni stéttum stéttunum
genitive stéttar stéttarinnar stétta stéttanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology 1

Related to stíga.

Alternative forms

Noun

stétt f (genitive stéttar, plural stéttir)

  1. pavement
  2. steppingstones
  3. degree, rank
  4. order, condition
  5. base (of a vessel)
Declension
Declension of stétt (strong i-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stétt stéttin stéttir stéttirnar
accusative stétt stéttina stéttir stéttirnar
dative stétt stéttinni stéttum stéttunum
genitive stéttar stéttarinnar stétta stéttanna
Descendants
  • Icelandic: stétt f
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stett f
  • Norwegian Bokmål: stett m

Etymology 2

Verb

stétt

  1. second-person singular past indicative of stíga

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “stétt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 407; also available at the Internet Archive
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