steh

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Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃd̥eː/,
  • Hyphenation: steh

Verb

steh (past participle gståndn)

  1. (intransitive) to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)
    Då bin i gståndn.I stood here.
  2. (intransitive) to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)
    Mei Auto steht glei då ums Eck.My car is right around the corner.
    In wöchan Buach steht'n des?In which book does that appear?
  3. (intransitive) to stay; to be still
    Ois steht stü.Everything stands still.
    Bleib steh!Stop!
  4. (transitive) to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)
    As Kloadl steht da guad!.This dress suits you very well.
  5. (intransitive) to fancy
    I glaub, Sie stengan a bissl auf mi.I think you fancy me a bit.

Conjugation

Conjugation of steh
infinitive steh
past participle gståndn
present past subjunctive
1st person singular steh stangad
2nd person singular stehst stangadst
3rd person singular steht stangad
1st person plural stenga, stengan stangadn
2nd person plural stehts stangats
3rd person plural stenga, stengan stangadn
imperative
singular steh
plural stehts

Derived terms

Czech

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stegъ. Compare Polish ścieg.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

steh m inan

  1. stitch
    Synonym: štych

Declension

References

  1. ^ Václav Machek (1968) “steh”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 576

Further reading

German

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -eː

Verb

steh

  1. singular imperative of stehen

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stegъ. Cognate with Polish ścieg.

Pronunciation

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Noun

steh m inan

  1. stitch
    Synonyms: (colloquial) štich, (colloquial) ferc

Declension

Declension of steh
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativestehstehy
genitivestehustehov
dativestehustehom
accusativestehstehy
locativestehustehoch
instrumentalstehomstehmi

Further reading

  • steh”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025