stav

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See also: stāv, sťav, šťav, and šťáv

Czech

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech stav, from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.

Noun

stav m inan (related adjective stavový)

  1. stance
  2. state (condition)
  3. (computing) state
  4. (economics) state
  5. loom (frame)
Declension
Declension of stav (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative stav stavy
genitive stavu stavů
dative stavu stavům
accusative stav stavy
vocative stave stavy
locative stavu stavech
instrumental stavem stavy

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stav

  1. second-person singular imperative of stavět
    Synonym: stavěj

Verb

stav

  1. second-person singular imperative of stavit

Further reading

  • “stav”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “stav”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “stav”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stav

  1. imperative of stave

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

Noun

stav m (definite singular staven, indefinite plural stavar, definite plural stavane)

  1. a staff, a rod
  2. a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

Declension

  Declension of stav (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative stav staven stavar stavane
compound-genitive ― ― ― ―
  Landsmål declension of stav (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative stav staven stavar stavarne
dative ― stave ― stavom
compound-genitive ― ― ― ―

Derived terms

Male given names:

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.

Mathematical and musical senses are probably taken from German Satz.

Pronunciation

Noun

stȁv m (Cyrillic spelling ста̏в)

  1. posture, stance, position
  2. attitude, opinion, sentiment
  3. (music) movement
  4. (mathematics) theorem, proposition

Declension

Declension of stav
singular plural
nominative stȁv stàvovi
genitive stava stavova
dative stavu stavovima
accusative stav stavove
vocative stave stavovi
locative stavu stavovima
instrumental stavom stavovima

Swedish

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Alternative forms

  • staf (pre-1906 spelling)

Etymology

From Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

stav c

  1. a staff, a rod
  2. a pole (mostly of ski poles and poles used for jumping)
    Sysslar man med t.ex. stavhopp eller skidåkning så håller man i stavar
    If you're someone who practices for example pole vaulting or skiing, you're holding (ski) poles
  3. (anatomy) a rod (rod cell in the eye)
  4. (sports) pole vault
    Synonym: stavhopp
  5. a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

Declension

Declension of stav
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stav stavs
definite staven stavens
plural indefinite stavar stavars
definite stavarna stavarnas

Derived terms

References

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