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Czech
Pronunciation
Adjective
stá
- inflection of stý:
- feminine nominative/vocative singular
- neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse stá, from Proto-Germanic *stāną.
Pronunciation
Verb
stá (third person singular past indicative stóð, third person plural past indicative stóðu, supine staðið)
- (poetic) to stand
Synonyms
Irish
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
stá m (genitive singular stá)
- use
- good condition, good appearance
Declension
Derived terms
- as stá (“unsightly, worn out”)
- místá (“disapproving look”)
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “? 2 stá”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927) “stá”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “stá”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsta/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: stá
Verb
stá
- (very informal) Alternative spelling of está