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Belarusian
Etymology
Inherited from Old Ruthenian станъ (stan). Compare Polish stan and Ukrainian стан (stan).
Pronunciation
Noun
стан • (stan) m inan (genitive ста́ну, nominative plural ста́ны, genitive plural ста́наў)
- condition, state (a set of circumstances applying at any given time)
- Synonyms: абста́віны (abstáviny), стано́вішча (stanóvišča)
- frame (a human body or the structure thereof)
- Synonyms: по́стаць (póstacʹ), ту́лава (túlava)
1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 302:Голас яе не здрыгануўся, стан не здрыгануўся, і, прайшоўшы цвёрдай хадой, нібы топчучы нагамі ўсе пяшчотныя пачуцці, яна пажадала маці спакойнай ночы і пайшла ў свой пакой.- Hólas jaje nje zdryhanuŭsja, stan nje zdryhanuŭsja, i, prajšóŭšy cvjórdaj xadój, niby tópčučy nahami ŭsje pjaščótnyja pačucci, jana pažadala maci spakójnaj nóčy i pajšla ŭ svoj pakój.
- waist (the part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach)
- Synonym: та́лія (tálija)
1937 [1889—1899], Leo Tolstoy, anonymous translator, Васкрасенне, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Воскресение, page 62; English translation from William E. Smith, transl., The Awakening: The Resurrection, 1900:І, перасіліўшы сябе і памятаючы тое, як у гэтых выпадках робяць наогул усе людзі ў яго становішчы, ён абняў Кацюшу за стан.- I, pjerasiliŭšy sjabje i pamjatajučy tóje, jak u hetyx vypadkax róbjacʹ naóhul usje ljudzi ŭ jahó stanóviščy, jon abnjaŭ Kacjušu za stan.
- I, sdelav usilije nad soboj i pomnja to, kak v etix slučajax postupajut voobšče vse ljudi v jevo položenii, on obnjal Katjušu za taliju.
- With some effort he overcame his shyness, and remembering how people generally act in such a case, he put his arm about Katiousha's waist.
- status (a person's position or standing relative to that of others)
1940 [1882], Mark Twain, translated by Janka Maŭr, Прынц і жабрак, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of The Prince and the Pauper, page 128:Каралеўскі стан яго вялікасці быў прызнаны без далейшых спрэчак, і дзяўчынкі пачалі распытваць яго, як ён трапіў сюды і чаму ён так не па-каралеўску ўбраны, і куды ён ідзе.- Karaljeŭski stan jahó vjalikasci byŭ pryznany bjez daljejšyx sprečak, i dzjaŭčynki pačali raspytvacʹ jahó, jak jon trapiŭ sjudy i čamu jon tak nje pa-karaljeŭsku ŭbrany, i kudy jon idzje.
- His majesty's royal status was accepted without further debate, and the little girls began to inquire how he came to be here, how he came to be so unroyally clad, and whither he was bound.
- (sciences) state (the physical property of matter as solid, liquid, gas or plasma)
1938 [1848], Charles Dickens, anonymous translator, Домбі і сын, Minsk: ДВБ, translation of Dombey and Son, page 302:Здавалася, што кампанія рабілася ўсё халаднейшай і халаднейшай і паступова пераходзіла ў замарожаны і цвёрды стан, як закуска, вакол якой яна сабралася.- Zdavalasja, što kampanija rabilasja ŭsjo xaladnjejšaj i xaladnjejšaj i pastupóva pjeraxódzila ŭ zamaróžany i cvjórdy stan, jak zakuska, vakól jakój jana sabralasja.
Declension
Declension of стан (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “станъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 323
- Bulyka, A. M., editor (2012), “станъ”, in Гістарычны слоўнік беларускай мовы [Historical Dictionary of the Belarusian Language] (in Belarusian), numbers 32 (смыковати – струмень), Minsk: Belaruskaia navuka, →ISBN, page 325
- “стан”, in Skarnik's Belarusian dictionary (in Belarusian), based on Kandrat Krapiva's Explanatory Dictionary of the Belarusian Language (1977-1984)
- “стан” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Bulgarian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stanъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
стан • (stan) m
- loom
- camp, bivouac
- Synonym: лагер (lager)
- (uncountable) stature, figure
- Synonym: фигура (figura)
Declension
Macedonian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stanъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
стан • (stan) m (plural станови, relational adjective станбен, diminutive станче)
- flat, apartment
Declension
References
- “стан” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) − drmj.eu
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic станъ (stanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *stanъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
стан • (stan) m inan (genitive ста́на, nominative plural ста́ны, genitive plural ста́нов)
- figure, stature, torso
- то́нкий ста́н ― tónkij stán ― slender waist
- camp, campground
- полево́й ста́н ― polevój stán ― camp
- передвижно́й полево́й ста́н ― peredvižnój polevój stán ― mobile field station
- side, camp
- ста́н мяте́жников ― stán mjatéžnikov ― rebeldom
- вра́жеский ста́н ― vrážeskij stán ― hostile camp
- в ста́не врага́ ― v stáne vragá ― in the enemy's camp
- но́тный ста́н ― nótnyj stán ― staff, stave
- mill, machine
- загото́вочный ста́н ― zagotóvočnyj stán ― bar mill
- обжи́мный ста́н ― obžímnyj stán ― blooming
- листопрока́тный ста́н ― listoprokátnyj stán ― flatting-mill
- прока́тный ста́н ― prokátnyj stán ― rolling mill, train
- сталепрока́тный ста́н ― staleprokátnyj stán ― steel-rolling mill
- трубопрока́тный ста́н ― truboprokátnyj stán ― tube mill
- про́волочный ста́н ― próvoločnyj stán ― wire mill
- рельсопрока́тный ста́н ― relʹsoprokátnyj stán ― rail-mill
Declension
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “стан”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
Anagrams
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stanъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
ста̑н m (Latin spelling stȃn)
- flat, apartment
- loom (тка̀лачкӣ ста̑н)
Declension
Quotations
Derived terms
References
- “стан”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Ukrainian
Etymology
Inherited from Old East Slavic станъ (stanŭ), from Proto-Slavic *stanъ.
Pronunciation
Noun
стан • (stan) m inan (genitive ста́ну, nominative plural ста́ни, genitive plural ста́нів)
- stature, figure, posture
Declension
Declension of стан (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Noun
стан • (stan) m inan (genitive ста́ну, nominative plural ста́ни, genitive plural ста́нів)
- (obsolete) camp
Declension
Declension of стан (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Noun
стан • (stan) m inan (genitive ста́ну, uncountable)
- (uncountable) condition, status, state
Declension
Declension of стан (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)
Noun
стан • (stan) m inan (genitive ста́ну, nominative plural ста́ни, genitive plural ста́нів)
- (grammar) voice
Declension
Declension of стан (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
Noun
стан • (stan) m inan (genitive ста́на, nominative plural ста́ни, genitive plural ста́нів)
- mill
Declension
Declension of стан (inan hard masc-form accent-a)
References