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Czech
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Czech stav, from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.
Noun
stav m inan (related adjective stavový)
- stance
- state (condition)
- (computing) state
- (economics) state
- loom (frame)
Declension
Declension of stav (hard masculine inanimate)
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
stav
- second-person singular imperative of stavět
- Synonym: stavěj
Verb
stav
- second-person singular imperative of stavit
Further reading
- stav in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- stav in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- stav in Internetová jazyková příručka
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
stav
- 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)
- a staff, a rod
- a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)
Declension
Declension of stav (strong a-stem)
masculine
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singular
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plural
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indefinite
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definite
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indefinite
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definite
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nominative-accusative
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stav
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staven
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stavar
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stavane
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compound-genitive
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Landsmål declension of stav (strong a-stem)
masculine
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singular
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plural
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indefinite
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definite
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indefinite
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definite
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nominative-accusative
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stav
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staven
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stavar
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stavarne
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dative
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stave
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stavom
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compound-genitive
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Derived terms
Related terms
Male given names:
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.
Mathematical and musical senses are probably taken from German Satz.
Pronunciation
Noun
stȁv m (Cyrillic spelling ста̏в)
- posture, stance, position
- attitude, opinion, sentiment
- (music) movement
- (mathematics) theorem, proposition
Declension
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.
Pronunciation
Noun
stav c
- a staff, a rod
- 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
- (anatomy) a rod (rod cell in the eye)
- (sports) pole vault
- Synonym: stavhopp
- a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)
Declension
Derived terms
References