# stift
## Danish
### Pronunciation 1

* IPA: [ˈsd̥ifd̥]

#### Adjective

stift
* neuter singular of stiv

### Pronunciation 2

* IPA: [ˈsd̥efd̥]

#### Noun

stift n (singular definite stiftet, plural indefinite stifter)
* a diocese (a church unit led by a bishop), a bishopric

##### Declension
#### Noun

stift c (singular definite stiften, plural indefinite stifter)
* a replaceable graphite core for a pencil or propelling pencil
    Stiften er gået i stykker!The lead has broken!

##### Declension
## Dutch
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch stifte, from Middle High German stift, from Old High German stift, from Proto-West Germanic *stift.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

stift f (plural stiften, diminutive stiftje n)
* graphite core of a pencil
* a felt-tip pen, a marker
* a chip (in football)

#### Derived terms

* lippenstift
* markeerstift
* merkstift
* viltstift

#### Descendants

* → Caribbean Javanese: setif, setip
* → Papiamentu: steft

### Verb

stift
* inflection of stiften:
** first/second/third-person singular present indicative
** imperative

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

#### Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stifter, definite plural stiftene)
* a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
* lead (for pencils)
* (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

##### Derived terms

* leppestift
* stifte (verb)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

#### Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta or stiftene)
* (obsolete) a diocese

### Etymology 3
#### Verb

stift
* imperative of stifte

### References

* “stift” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “stift_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
* “stift_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stift, steft, corresponds to German Stift m.

#### Noun

stift m (definite singular stiften, indefinite plural stiftar, definite plural stiftane)
* a tack, pin, wire nail, staple, needle (gramophone, record player)
* lead (for pencils)
* (gymnastics) handspring: slå stiften - do a handspring

##### Derived terms

* leppestift
* stifte (verb)

### Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stift, stifte.

#### Noun

stift n (definite singular stiftet, indefinite plural stift, definite plural stifta)
* (obsolete) a diocese

### References

* “stift” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Middle Low German stift, steft, a variant of stippen (“to nick”). Cognate of German Stift.

#### Noun

stift n
* a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something)
** a prong, a tongue (of a belt buckle)
** a prong (on an electric plug or the like)
** (electronics) a pin
** a lead (in a pencil, especially a mechanical pencil (stiftpenna))
** a stick (of lipstick, deodorant, mosquito repellent, or the like)
    Synonyms: (lipstick) läppstift, (deodorant stick) deodorantstift, (mosquito repellent stick) myggstift
** a needle, a stylus (on a phonograph or the like)
    Synonyms: (phonograph needle) grammofonstift, (more common for more modern record players) nål (“needle”)
    En sådan här skiva till och jag måste byta stiftAnother party/record like this and I need to change diocese/needle (pun)
* (botany) the style of a pistil

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | stift | stifts |
| singular | definite | stiftet | stiftets |
| plural | indefinite | stift | stifts |
| plural | definite | stiften | stiftens |

##### Derived terms

* blyertsstift
* grammofonstift
* häftstift
* limstift
* läppstift
* myggstift
* ritstift
* stiftpenna
* stålstift
* täckstift
* tändstift

##### See also

* nål
* sprint
* ten

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle Low German sticht, stift. Cognate of German Stift. More details at stifta.

#### Noun

stift n
* a diocese, a bishopric, a see (region administered by a bishop, especially in Sweden)
    Kalmar stiftdiocese of Kalmar

##### Declension

| | | nominative | genitive |
| singular | indefinite | stift | stifts |
| singular | definite | stiftet | stiftets |
| plural | indefinite | stift | stifts |
| plural | definite | stiften | stiftens |

##### Derived terms

* abbotsstift
* biskopsstift
* stiftsadjunkt
* stiftsbibliotek
* stiftsfullmäktig
* stiftsgård
* stiftsmatrikel
* stiftsmöte
* stiftsnotarie
* stiftsråd
* stiftsstad
* ärkestift

##### Related terms

* stifta
* stiftelse

### References

* ↑ Utrikes namnbok (7th ed., 2007) →ISBN

### Further reading

* stift in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* stift in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* stift in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* stift in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)