stāds

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Latvian

Stāds
Stāds

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *stādas, from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *steh₂- (to stand, to place) (whence also stāt, stāvēt, q.v.) with an extra suffix *-dʰo. The original meaning was probably “that which stands”, from which “that which was planted (and is standing)”. Cognates include Lithuanian stõdai (untrimmed vegetable seedlings), stõdas (herd of animals) (< “stand, stall”), Russian, Ukrainian ста́до (stádo, herd of animals), Czech stádo (herd of animals), Polish stado (herd of animals), Old Norse stód (stall; herd of horses), Old English stōd (enclosure for horses), Middle Low German stōt, stōd (enclosure for horses), Ancient Greek σταδμός (stadmós, state; stand, stall; weight), σταδιός (stadiós, vertical, standing, immobile).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

stāds m (1st declension)

  1. plant, plantlet, seedling (young, usually not large plant, which was grown from planted seeds, cuttings, etc. and, if need be, transferred to a permanent place)
    tomātu stādstomato plant(let)
    kāpostu stādscabbage plant(let)
    atnest no meža egļu stāduto bring a spruce seedling from the forest
    puķu stādus pa lielākai daļai izaudzē lecektīs agrā pavasarī un pēc tam izstāda puķu dobēsflowering plants for the most part are grown in frames in early spring and then planted into flower beds
    zemeņu jau te nav nevienam... es pati atvedu stādus; kad gadījās laba raža, pa druskai pārdevām citiemthere aren't any strawberries here anymore... I myself have brought (strawberry) plants, bushes; when there is a good harvest, we will sell them to other people in small amounts
    kokaudzētava “Kreiči” apgādā adminsitratīvā rajona saimniecības ar augļu koku stādiemthe tree nursery “Kreiči” provides the farms of this administrative district with fruit tree seedlings

Usage notes

Augs is the basic term for "plants." Stāds usually refers to plants that were actually planted (e.g., in a garden) by someone, not to wild plants.

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References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “stāds”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN