stán

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See also: stan, Stan, śtan, ştan, -stan, stan', and -стан

Irish

Etymology 1

From Old Irish stán (tin), from Proto-Celtic *stagnos.

Noun

stán m (genitive singular stáin, nominative plural stáin)

  1. tin
  2. tin vessel
Declension
Declension of stán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative stán stáin
vocative a stáin a stána
genitive stáin stán
dative stán stáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an stán na stáin
genitive an stáin na stán
dative leis an stán
don stán
leis na stáin
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Verb

stán (present analytic stánann, future analytic stánfaidh, verbal noun stánadh, past participle stánta)

  1. (intransitive) stare
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • stánaí m (starer, gazer; brazen person)

Etymology 3

Verb

stán (present analytic stánann, future analytic stánfaidh, verbal noun stánadh, past participle stánta)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of stánáil (beat, trounce; stuff)

Etymology 4

From Old Irish stánaid (stops, draws back, refrains from, desists from, verb).

Verb

stán (present analytic stánann, future analytic stánfaidh, verbal noun stánadh, past participle stánta)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of staon (stop, desist; abstain, forbear; draw back, flinch)

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