Swedish noun· top 5,000 most common

en stege

ladder/ˈsteːˌɡɛ/

Meaning

ladder

In Swedish: redskap med tvärställda pinnar att klättra på

Forms

Forms of stege
Singular, indefiniteen stege
Singular, definitestegen
Plural, indefinitestegar
Plural, definitestegarna

stege is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor stege, den stora stegen. Check another noun

Practise stege

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Is it en stege or ett stege?

stege in a sentence

  • klättra uppför en stege
    climb a ladder

Words built with stege

  • samhällsstege social ladder
  • lättmetallstege aluminium ladder

Questions

What does stege mean in English?

stege means “ladder”.

Is it en stege or ett stege?

It is en stege, and “the ladder” is stegen.

What is the plural of stege?

The plural of stege is stegar, and the definite plural is stegarna.

Origin

From Old Norse stigi and stegi.

Nearby common words

stege is number 4,723 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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