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Stift

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See also: stift and štift

German

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Middle High German stift / steft, from Old High German stift / steft, from Proto-West Germanic *stift, from Proto-Germanic *stiftaz (pin, nail); likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyp- (stiff, erect), whence also German steif (stiff). Cognate with German Low German Stift.

    Noun

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    Stift m (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte)

    1. pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
      Hyponyms: Holzstift, Metallstift, Kunststoffstift
    2. pencil, pen, stylus (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
      Hyponyms: Bleistift, Buntstift, Filzstift, Kugelschreiber, Wachsmalstift
    3. (informal, dated) a boy, especially an apprentice
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    Etymology 2

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    Back-formation from stiften; compare Dutch sticht.

    Noun

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    Stift n (strong, genitive Stiftes or Stifts, plural Stifte or Stifter)

    1. endowed monastery
    2. secular convent
    3. collegial body
    4. ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)
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    Further reading

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    • Stift” in Duden online
    • Stift” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Hunsrik

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    Noun

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    Stift m (plural Stift)

    1. pin
    2. pen

    Further reading

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    • Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Stift”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch