stunda

From Old Norse stunda (“to do, perform”). Ultimately from the root of stund (“application, exertion”), which see.

stunda (third person singular past indicative stundaði, third person plural past indicative stundaðu, supine stundað)

1. to wait (with longing, yearning), long, yearn
2. to be dying to get sth; want sth badly, feel like sth; hanker after sth; fancy sth; crave, covet
3. to be approaching, be coming; be at hand, be near

• IPA^(key): /ˈstʏnta/
• Rhymes: -ʏnta

From Old Norse stunda (“to do, perform”). Ultimately from the root of stund (“application, exertion”), which see.

stunda (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stundaði, supine stundað)

1. to pursue, to practice, to study
2. to frequent, to visit often

• stundun

stunda

1. indefinite genitive plural of stund

A borrowing, traditionally described as from Middle Low German stunde (“hour”), from Old Saxon stunda, from Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō, since this form is found in the earliest attestations.

But some authors argue that these early attestations are found only in some dialects, and that later competing forms (stunds, stunda) might correspond to earlier competing variants, which suggests that this word already existed in Latvian prior to Middle Low German influence. This would mean that it was previously borrowed from another Germanic language (possibly Gothic, or maybe Old High German or Old Norse). The current form stunda became stabilised at the beginning of the 18th century.^[1]

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stunda f (4th declension)

1. hour (a time period of 60 minutes)

   gaidīt veselu stundu ― to wait for a whole hour

   nokavēties par stundu ― to be late by an hour

   stundas ceturksnis ― a quarter of an hour

   septiņu stundu darba diena ― a seven-hour workday

2. hour (relatively short period in a day, often associated with an event, activity, or situation)

   rīta stunda ― morning hour

   klusā stunda ― quiet hour (e.g., at a hospital)

   policijas, komandantas stunda ― curfew (literally: commandant's, police hour)

   kurp iesi tik agrā stundā? ― where are you going at this late hour?

   viņa stunda ir situsi ― his hour has come (= he will die)

3. lesson (period of time in which a class takes place, especially at an educational institution)

   matemātikas stunda ― math lesson, class

   cikos skolā sākas stundas? ― at what time do classes start at school?

   (sa)gatavot stundu ― to prepare a lesson

   atstāt pēc stundām ― to keep (someone) after class

   ņemt stundas ― to take lessons

• policijas stunda, komandanta stunda

• mācība f
• minūte
• sekunde

• stunden

stunda m or f

1. definite feminine singular of stund

stunda f

1. definite singular of stund

• stunde (nominative/accusative)

• IPA^(key): /ˈstun.dɑ/

stunda

1. nominative/accusative/genitive plural of stund.

stund +‎ -a

stunda (present stundar, preterite stundade, supine stundat, imperative stunda)

1. to be about to occur; to be at hand, to be (up)coming

• stunda in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stunda in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stunda in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)