Anstand
See also: anstand
German edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German anstand (“ceasefire; delay”), from an(e)stān (modern anstehen).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Anstand m (strong, genitive Anstandes or Anstands, plural Anstände)
- (uncountable) decency, manners
- (countable, dated) offense, objection
- Synonym: Anstoß
- Anstand an einer Sache nehmen ― to object to something
- (countable, hunting) the lurk of a hunter
Declension edit
Declension of Anstand [masculine, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- Anstand on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
- “Anstand” in Duden online
- “Anstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Anstand” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Anstand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon