UrsprungBorrowed from Middle Low German stift, steft, a variant of stippen (“to nick”). Cognate of German Stift.
- neutera prong, a tongue (of a belt buckle)
- neutera prong (on an electric plug or the like)
- neutera pin
- neutera lead (in a pencil, especially a mechanical pencil (stiftpenna))
- neutera stick (of lipstick, deodorant, mosquito repellent, or the like)
- neutera needle, a stylus (on a phonograph or the like)
“En sådan här skiva till och jag måste byta stift” — Another party/record like this and I need to change diocese/needle (pun)
- neuterthe style of a pistil
- neutera diocese, a bishopric, a see (region administered by a bishop, especially in Sweden)
“Kalmar stift” — diocese of Kalmar
Formerstift(indefinite, nominative, singular) · stifts(genitive, indefinite, singular) · stiftet(definite, nominative, singular) · stiftets(definite, genitive, singular) · stift(indefinite, nominative, plural) · stifts(genitive, indefinite, plural) · stiften(definite, nominative, plural) · stiftens(definite, genitive, plural)