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English
Noun
sta (plural stas)
- Abbreviation of station.
Anagrams
- S.A.T., ats, ast, TAs, Sat., S. A. T., AST, sat, Ast, ATs, tas, sat., Tas., ATS, Sat, at's, SAT, T(S/A), as't, TAS, T.A.s, Tas, -ast, TA's, TSA
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
sta
- inflection of staan:
- first-person singular present indicative
- (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
- imperative
- (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
sta
- inflection of stare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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References
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From Portuguese estar.
Verb
sta
- to be
- is
Latin
Pronunciation
Verb
stā
- second-person singular present active imperative of stō
References
Norn
Etymology
From Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.
Noun
sta m
- domicile, farm
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse staðr, related to stå.
Adjective
sta (neuter singular sta, definite singular and plural sta or stae, comparative staere, indefinite superlative staest, definite superlative staeste)
- stubborn
References
- “sta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse staðr, related to stå.
Adjective
sta (neuter singular sta, definite singular and plural sta or stae, comparative staare, indefinite superlative staast, definite superlative staaste)
- stubborn
- Synonyms: hardnakka, vrangviljug
References
- “sta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Romagnol
Etymology
Feminine form of stè. From Latin ista, feminine of iste.
Pronoun
sta f
- feminine of ste (“this”)
Romanian
Etymology
Inherited from Latin stāre, present active infinitive of stō, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
Pronunciation
Verb
a sta (third-person singular present stă, past participle stat) 1st conj.
- to stay
- to stand
- to sit
- Synonym: ședea
- to remain
- Synonym: rămâne
- to live (somewhere), inhabit, reside
- Synonyms: trăi, locui
Conjugation
Derived terms
Sicilian
Pronunciation
Adjective
sta f (m. stu, plural sti)
- Contraction of chista; this
1874, Lionardo Vigo, Raccolta amplissima di canti popolari siciliani, page 443:[...] / E tu, curreri, ca vai d'ogni parti, / Te' cca sta littra, a la mè 'manti porti, / Cci dici ca non pozzu stari sparti, / La spartenza è cchiù brutta di la morti.- / And you, courier, who goes to and fro, / Take this letter, to my lover bring it, / Tell her that I can remain separated, / Separation is worse than death.
See also
Slovene
Pronunciation
Verb
stȁ
- second/third-person dual present of bíti
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English star.
Noun
sta
- star (celestial body)
1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Port Moresby: Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Jenesis 1:15:God i mekim kamap tupela bikpela lait. Bikpela em san bilong givim lait long de, na liklik em mun bilong givim lait long nait. Na God i mekim kamap ol sta tu.- →New International Version translation