stift.
a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something)
Meaning & usage
a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a prong, a tongue (of a belt buckle)
a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a prong (on an electric plug or the like)
a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a pin
a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a lead (in a pencil, especially a mechanical pencil (stiftpenna))
a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a stick (of lipstick, deodorant, mosquito repellent, or the like)
a small, thin (metal) object (often used to fasten or connect something) a needle, a stylus (on a phonograph or the like)
En sådan här skiva till och jag måste byta stift
the style of a pistil
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Middle Low German stift, steft, a variant of stippen (“to nick”). Cognate of German Stift.
a diocese, a bishopric, a see (region administered by a bishop, especially in Sweden)
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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