steinig
German
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German steinag, from Proto-Germanic *stainagaz (“stony”), equivalent to Stein (“stone”) + -ig (“-y”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪç/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtaɪ̯nɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: stei‧nig
Adjective
editsteinig (strong nominative masculine singular steiniger, comparative steiniger, superlative am steinigsten)
Declension
editPositive forms of steinig
number & gender | singular | plural | |||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | |||
predicative | er ist steinig | sie ist steinig | es ist steinig | sie sind steinig | |
strong declension (without article) |
nominative | steiniger | steinige | steiniges | steinige |
genitive | steinigen | steiniger | steinigen | steiniger | |
dative | steinigem | steiniger | steinigem | steinigen | |
accusative | steinigen | steinige | steiniges | steinige | |
weak declension (with definite article) |
nominative | der steinige | die steinige | das steinige | die steinigen |
genitive | des steinigen | der steinigen | des steinigen | der steinigen | |
dative | dem steinigen | der steinigen | dem steinigen | den steinigen | |
accusative | den steinigen | die steinige | das steinige | die steinigen | |
mixed declension (with indefinite article) |
nominative | ein steiniger | eine steinige | ein steiniges | (keine) steinigen |
genitive | eines steinigen | einer steinigen | eines steinigen | (keiner) steinigen | |
dative | einem steinigen | einer steinigen | einem steinigen | (keinen) steinigen | |
accusative | einen steinigen | eine steinige | ein steiniges | (keine) steinigen |
Comparative forms of steinig
Superlative forms of steinig
Further reading
edit- “steinig” in Duden online
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