Stieglitz

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stieglitz.

Proper noun

Stieglitz (plural Stieglitzes)

  1. A surname from German.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Stieglitz is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Stieglitz is most common among White (93.72%) individuals.

Further reading

German

Stieglitz

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German stigliz, stigelitze, from Old Czech stehlec, derived from Proto-Slavic *ščegъlъ. Cognate with modern Czech stehlík, Slovak stehlík, Polish szczygieł, Ukrainian щи́голь (ščýholʹ), Russian щего́л (ščegól), all referring to the same bird.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtiː.ɡlɪt͡s/, /ˈʃtiːk.lɪt͡s/
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Noun

Stieglitz m (strong, genitive Stieglitzes, plural Stieglitze)

  1. European goldfinch, Eurasian goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis)
    Synonym: Distelfink
    • 1821, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre [Wilhelm Meister's Journeyman Years], volume 3:
      Zeisige und Stieglitze, in Käfigen aufgehangen, zwitschern dazwischen, und nicht leicht möchte ein Bild regeren Lebens gefunden werden als in einer Stube, wo mehrere Spinnerinnen arbeiten.
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Declension

  • Steglitz

Descendants

  • Finnish: tikli (or from Middle Low German)
  • Serbo-Croatian: štìglec, štìglic, štìglić
  • Slovene: štiglic
  • Swedish: steglits (or from Middle Low German)
  • Upper Sorbian: štiglica

Further reading

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