stifte
Danish
Etymology 1
From Middle Low German stiften, stichten.
Verb
stifte (imperative stift, infinitive at stifte, present tense stifter, past tense stiftede, perfect tense stiftet)
- to create, start
- Synonyms: skabe, fremkalde
- Det nygifte par vil gerne stifte familie snarest mulig
- The newlywed couple wants to start a family as soon as possible
- to (formally) establish, found
- Synonyms: etablere, grundlægge
- I 1746 blev Det Kgl. Danske Videnskabernes Selskab stiftet
- In 1746, the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters was founded
Conjugation
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
stifte (imperative stift, infinitive at stifte, present tense stifter, past tense stiftede, perfect tense stiftet)
Conjugation
Derived terms
- stiftning
Noun
stifte n
- definite plural of stift
References
- “stifte” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Verb
stifte
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stiften
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
stifte
- inflection of stiften:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From the noun stift (sense 1), and from Middle Low German stiften (sense 2).
Verb
stifte (imperative stift, present tense stifter, passive stiftes, simple past and past participle stifta or stiftet, present participle stiftende)
Derived terms
References
- “stifte” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “stifte_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
- “stifte_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From the noun stift (sense 1), and from Middle Low German stiften (sense 2).
Verb
stifte (present tense stiftar, past tense stifta, past participle stifta, passive infinitive stiftast, present participle stiftande, imperative stifte/stift)
Alternative forms
Derived terms
References
- “stifte” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.