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English
Etymology
Compare Danish stå (“to stand”).
Verb
staw (third-person singular simple present staws, present participle stawing, simple past and past participle stawed)
- (UK, dialect, intransitive) To be fixed or set; to stay.
Anagrams
- 'twas, ATWS, AWTs, S.W.A.T., SWAT, Swat, TAWS, TWAs, WSTA, sawt, swat, taws, was't, wast, wats
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /staf/
- Rhymes: -af
- Syllabification: staw
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Polish staw.
Noun
staw m inan (diminutive stawek or stawik)
- pond
- (anatomy) joint
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
staw f
- genitive plural of stawa
Verb
staw
- second-person singular imperative of stawić
Further reading
- staw in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- staw in Polish dictionaries at PWN