stup

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French

Etymology

Clipping of stupéfiant.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /styp/
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Noun

stup m (plural stups)

  1. (informal) narcotic

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Verb

stup

  1. second-person singular imperative of stupiś

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From the verb stupe.

Noun

stup n (definite singular stupet, indefinite plural stup, definite plural stupa or stupene)

  1. a dive (especially in sport), plunge
  2. a cliff, precipice, steep slope
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

stup

  1. imperative of stupe

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From the verb stupe.

Noun

stup n (definite singular stupet, indefinite plural stup, definite plural stupa)

  1. a dive (especially in sport), plunge
  2. a cliff, precipice, steep slope

Etymology 2

Verb

stup

  1. imperative of stupa

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

stup f

  1. genitive plural of stupa

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin root *stypus or *stupus, from Ancient Greek στύπος (stúpos, stem, stump, block). Also possibly from Serbo-Croatian stub (pillar, column).

Noun

stup m (plural stupi)

  1. beehive

Declension

See also

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stъlbъ.

Pronunciation

Noun

stȗp m (Cyrillic spelling сту̑п, diminutive stùpić)

  1. pillar
  2. column (upright supporting beam)

Declension

Further reading

  • stup”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Swedish

Etymology

Deverbal from stupa (fall).

Pronunciation

Noun

stup n

  1. a precipice (when viewed as a drop)
    1. a cliff
      Synonym: (when viewed more as a geological formation) klippa
      falla nerför ett stup
      fall down a cliff
      ett brant stup
      a steep cliff (when viewed as a drop) / a steep drop-off

Declension

Derived terms

  • tvärstup (sheer drop-off, sheer precipice)

See also

References

Anagrams

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Pronunciation

Noun

stup (nominative plural stups)

  1. stupidity, stupidness

Declension

Derived terms