No. 709 in Icelandic
stigum
"Stigum" is the dative plural form of "stig," meaning "steps," "stages," or "points" in English.
In a sentence
Við stigum upp á fjallið með þolinmæði.
We climbed up the mountain with patience.
Here, 'stigum' is the past tense plural form of the verb 'að stíga', meaning 'to step' or 'to climb', indicating the action of stepping or climbing.
Við hittum þar á ný stigum í leiknum.
There, we encountered new levels in the game.
In this sentence, 'stigum' is used as the dative plural form of the noun 'stig', meaning 'level' or 'stage', referring to game levels.
Eftir stigum okkar á leið niður fjallið, stoppuðum við til að dást að útsýninu.
During our steps down the mountain, we stopped to admire the view.
Here, 'stigum' is a noun in dative plural form derived from 'stig', meaning 'steps', referring to the physical steps taken during the descent.
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