Staa

See also: staa, -staa, and -stää

Bavarian

Alternative forms

• Stoa (West Central Bavarian)
• Staan, Stoan, Stuan (Southern Bavarian, Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein (“stone”), from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-. Cognates include German Stein, Yiddish שטיין (shteyn), English stone, Old Norse steinn, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃd̥ɑː/

Noun

Staa m (plural Stana or Staner, diminutive Steindl or Steinderl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

1. stone, rock