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

Irish edit

Etymology 1 edit

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

Noun edit

stán m (genitive singular stáin, nominative plural stáin)

  1. tin
  2. tin vessel
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

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Verb edit

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

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

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

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

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

Etymology 4 edit

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

Verb edit

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)

Further reading edit