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stift.

a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something)

5 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a prong, a tongue (of a belt buckle)

    neuter
  2. a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a prong (on an electric plug or the like)

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  3. a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a pin

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  4. a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a lead (in a pencil, especially a mechanical pencil (stiftpenna))

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  5. a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a stick (of lipstick, deodorant, mosquito repellent, or the like)

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  6. a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a needle, a stylus (on a phonograph or the like)

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    En sådan här skiva till och jag måste byta stift
  7. the style of a pistil

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Where this word comes from

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

noun
  1. a diocese, a bishopric, a see (region administered by a bishop, especially in Sweden)

    neuter
    Kalmar stift
Where this word comes from

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

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