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See also: Stad, stád, städ, Städ, stąd, and stað

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stad.

Noun

stad (plural stads)

  1. (South Africa) town, village

Further reading

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch stad, from Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stat/
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Noun

stad (plural stede)

  1. city
    Ons gaan nou stad toe.
    We are going to town now.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German stat, a variant of stæt, whence German stet.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stad (non comparable)

  1. quiet, silent
    Sei stad! ― Be quiet!

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → German: stad

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estat.

Pronunciation

Noun

stad f (plural stadoù)

  1. state

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr (“place, city”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz. Originally the same word as sted (“place”).

Pronunciation

Noun

stad c (singular definite staden, plural indefinite stæder)

  1. (dated) town, city

Inflection

Declension of stad
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stad staden stæder stæderne
genitive stads stadens stæders stædernes

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stat, stedi (whence stede, stee), from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

The plural has preserved the old Germanic umlaut in a morphological function, a rarity in Dutch. Several derived terms have umlaut as well.

Pronunciation

Noun

stad f (plural steden, diminutive stadje n)

  1. city, town
    Amsterdam is een bruisende stad vol cultuur. ― Amsterdam is a bustling city full of culture.
    Ze verhuisde van een klein dorp naar een grote stad. ― She moved from a small village to a big city.
    Het stadje had een rijke geschiedenis. ― The small town had a rich history.
  2. the town/city centre
    Ik ben nu in de stad.
    I am now in town. I am now in the centre (of town).
    Ik ga de stad in.
    I am going into town.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Bavarian stad.

Pronunciation

Adjective

stad (strong nominative masculine singular stader, not comparable)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, colloquial) quiet, silent

Declension

Positive forms of stad (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist stad sie ist stad es ist stad sie sind stad
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative stader stade stades stade
genitive staden stader staden stader
dative stadem stader stadem staden
accusative staden stade stades stade
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der stade die stade das stade die staden
genitive des staden der staden des staden der staden
dative dem staden der staden dem staden den staden
accusative den staden die stade das stade die staden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein stader eine stade ein stades (keine) staden
genitive eines staden einer staden eines staden (keiner) staden
dative einem staden einer staden einem staden (keinen) staden
accusative einen staden eine stade ein stades (keine) staden

Related terms

Further reading

  • “stad” in Duden online
  • “stad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

Romanization

stad

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳

Irish

Irish stop sign

Etymology

From Old Irish stad, from Latin status, perfect passive participle of stō (“stand, remain”). Doublet of stádas.

Pronunciation

Verb

stad (present analytic stadann, future analytic stadfaidh, verbal noun stad, past participle stadta)

  1. stop, halt, cease, stay

Conjugation

conjugation of stad (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present stadaim stadann tú;
stadair† 		stadann sé, sí stadaimid stadann sibh stadann siad;
stadaid† 		a stadann; a stadas stadtar
past stad mé; stadas stad tú; stadais stad sé, sí stadamar; stad muid stad sibh; stadabhair stad siad; stadadar a stad /
ar stad* 		stadadh
past habitual stadainn stadtá stadadh sé, sí stadaimis; stadadh muid stadadh sibh stadaidís; stadadh siad a stadadh /
a stadadh* 		stadtaí
future stadfaidh mé;
stadfad 		stadfaidh tú;
stadfair† 		stadfaidh sé, sí stadfaimid;
stadfaidh muid 		stadfaidh sibh stadfaidh siad;
stadfaid† 		a stadfaidh; a stadfas stadfar
conditional stadfainn stadfá stadfadh sé, sí stadfaimis; stadfadh muid stadfadh sibh stadfaidís; stadfadh siad a stadfadh /
a stadfadh* 		stadfaí
subjunctive present go stada mé;
go stadad† 		go stada tú;
go stadair† 		go stada sé, sí go stadaimid;
go stada muid 		go stada sibh go stada siad;
go stadaid† 		— go stadtar
past dá stadainn dá stadtá dá stadadh sé, sí dá stadaimis;
dá stadadh muid 		dá stadadh sibh dá stadaidís;
dá stadadh siad 		— dá stadtaí
imperative stadaim stad stadadh sé, sí stadaimis stadaigí;
stadaidh† 		stadaidís — stadtar
verbal noun stad
past participle stadta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Noun

stad m (genitive singular stad, nominative plural stadanna)

  1. verbal noun of stad
  2. stop, halt
  3. pause, cessation
  4. hindrance, impediment
  5. stop (stopping-place, e.g. bus or tram stop)

Declension

Declension of stad

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stad stadanna
Vocative a stad a stadanna
Genitive stad stadanna
Dative stad stadanna

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an stad na stadanna
Genitive an stad na stadanna
Dative leis an stad

don stad

leis na stadanna

Derived terms

Maltese

Root
s-j-d
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِصْطادَ (iṣṭāda).

Pronunciation

Verb

stad (imperfect jistad, past participle mistad)

  1. to fish (catch fish)
  2. to hunt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of stad
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m stadt stadt stad stadna stadtu stadu
f stadet
imperfect m nistad tistad jistad nistadu tistadu jistadu
f tistad
imperative stad stadu
  • Colloquially, the first and second persons of the perfect may be formed irregularly as stadejt, stadejna, stadejtu.

Middle English

Noun

stad

  1. Alternative form of stede (“place”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish stad, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr (“place, spot, city, town”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“place, location”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”), from *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”) + *-tis (“derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots”).

Noun

stad m (definite singular staden, indefinite plural steder, definite plural stedene)

  1. (literary) a (large) city, (also in compounds) town

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Noun

stad m (definite singular staden, indefinite plural stader or stadar, definite plural stadene or stadane)

  1. place
  2. city, town
  3. situation
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

stad n (definite singular stadet, indefinite plural stad, definite plural stada)

  1. river bank
Synonyms

Etymology 3

Short form of av stad.

Adverb

stad

  1. away; off
    Han fór stad om morgonen.
    He went off in the morning.
Synonyms

References

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stad.

Noun

stad

  1. city
    Synonym: kota

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: stad

Noun

stad n

  1. genitive plural of stado

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin aestās, aestātem.

Noun

stad m (plural stads)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) summer

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish stad, from Latin status, perfect passive participle of stō (“stand, remain”).

Verb

stad (past stad, future stadaidh, verbal noun stadadh, past participle stadte)

  1. stop, halt, pause

Conjugation

Conjugation of stad (regular)
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past stad mi stad thu stad e/i stad sinn stad sibh stad iad stadadh
future stadaidh mi stadaidh tu stadaidh e/i stadaidh sinn stadaidh sibh stadaidh iad stadar
stadtar
conditional stadainn stadadh tu stadadh e/i stadamaid
stadadh sinn 		stadadh sibh stadadh iad stadtadh
stadaist(e)1
negative past cha do stad mi cha do stad thu cha do stad e/i cha do stad sinn cha do stad sibh cha do stad iad cha do stadadh
future cha stad mi cha stad thu cha stad e/i cha stad sinn cha stad sibh cha stad iad cha stadar
cha stadtar
conditional cha stadainn cha stadadh tu cha stadadh e/i cha stadamaid
cha stadadh sinn 		cha stadadh sibh cha stadadh iad cha stadtadh
cha stadaist(e)1
affirmative
interrogative 		past an do stad mi? an do stad thu? an do stad e/i? an do stad sinn? an do stad sibh? an do stad iad? an do stadadh?
future an stad mi? an stad thu? an stad e/i? an stad sinn? an stad sibh? an stad iad? an stadar?
an stadtar?
conditional an stadainn? an stadadh tu? an stadadh e/i? an stadamaid?
an stadadh sinn? 		an stadadh sibh? an stadadh iad? an stadtadh?
an stadaist(e)1?
negative
interrogative 		past nach do stad mi? nach do stad thu? nach do stad e/i? nach do stad sinn? nach do stad sibh? nach do stad iad? nach do stadadh?
future nach stad mi? nach stad thu? nach stad e/i? nach stad sinn? nach stad sibh? nach stad iad? nach stadar?
nach stadtar?
conditional nach stadainn? nach stadadh tu? nach stadadh e/i? nach stadamaid?
nach stadadh sinn? 		nach stadadh sibh? nach stadadh iad? nach stadtadh?
nach stadaist(e)1?
relative
future 		affirmative (ma) stadas mi (ma) stadas thu (ma) stadas e/i (ma) stadas sinn (ma) stadas sibh (ma) stadas iad (ma) stadar
negative (mur) stad mi (mur) stad thu (mur) stad e/i (mur) stad sinn (mur) stad sibh (mur) stad iad (mur) stadar
(mur) stadtar
imperative stadam stad stadadh e/i stadamaid stadaibh stadadh iad stadar
stadtar
stem stad
verbal noun stadadh
past participle stadta
1 Lewis dialect form

Noun

stad m (genitive singular stada, plural stadan)

  1. stop
  2. pause

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Bauer, Mìchael. stad in "Am Faclair Beag"

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Swedish staþer, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Pronunciation

Note that when used in compound words (e.g. stadsdel), stads- is pronounced IPA(key): /stats/.

Noun

stad c

  1. a town, a city
    Coordinate terms: by (“village”), samhälle (“community”), storstad (“large city”)
  2. (obsolete, still in some compounds) stead, place
  3. (weaving) a selvage

Usage notes

Today Sweden has no legal definition of stad, settlements are instead defined via the terms centralort (“central locality”) and tätort (“dense(-ly populated) locality”). However; in 1995 Statistics Sweden defined stad as a built-up area with more than ten thousand inhabitants.

Declension

Declension of stad 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative stad staden städer städerna
Genitive stads stadens städers städernas

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Turkish

Noun

stad (definite accusative stadı, plural stadlar)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of stat.
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