stifte

See also: 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)

  1. 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
  2. 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

Conjugation of stifte
active passive
present stifter stiftes
past stiftede stiftedes
infinitive stifte stiftes
imperative stift
participle
present stiftende
past stiftet
(auxiliary verb have or være)
gerund

Derived terms

Etymology 2

stift +‎ -e

Verb

stifte (imperative stift, infinitive at stifte, present tense stifter, past tense stiftede, perfect tense stiftet)

  1. to pin, tack, staple

Conjugation

Conjugation of stifte
active passive
present stifter stiftes
past stiftede
infinitive stifte stiftes
imperative stift
participle
present -
past stiftet
(auxiliary verb have)
gerund

Derived terms

  • stiftning

Noun

stifte n

  1. definite plural of stift

References

Dutch

Verb

stifte

  1. (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stiften

Anagrams

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Germany):(file)

Verb

stifte

  1. inflection of stiften:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. 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)

  1. to nail, tack, staple, pin
  2. to establish, found

Derived terms

References

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)

  1. to nail, tack, staple, pin
  2. to establish, found

Alternative forms

Derived terms

References