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Latin
Noun
stanna
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of stannum
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish stadhna, from Old Norse staðna, derived from the past participle staðinn.
Pronunciation
Verb
stanna (present stannar, preterite stannade, supine stannat, imperative stanna)
- to stay; to remain at a place
- to stop; to cease moving
- (colloquial) to turn off (an engine); to stop (someone); to tell or force someone or something to stop (the more formal synonym is stoppa)
jag blev stannad av polisen- I was stopped by the police
Conjugation
Conjugation of stanna (weak)
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