sta

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sta"

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EnglishEdit

NounEdit

sta (plural stas)

1. Abbreviation of station.

AnagramsEdit

• -ast, AST, ATS, S. A. T., S.A.T., SAT, Sat, Sat., T.A.s, TA's, TAS, TAs, TSA, Tas, Tas., as't, ast, at's, ats, sat, sat., tas

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DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

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• Rhymes: -aː

VerbEdit

sta

1. first-person singular present indicative of staan
2. (archaic) singular present subjunctive of staan
3. imperative of staan

AnagramsEdit

• tas

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ItalianEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• stà (misspelling)

PronunciationEdit

• Rhymes: -a

VerbEdit

sta

1. third-person singular present indicative of stare
2. second-person singular imperative of stare

See alsoEdit

• sta'
• stai

• stanno
• state

• stiamo
• sto

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LatinEdit

VerbEdit

stā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of stō

ReferencesEdit

• sta in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse staðr, related to stå

AdjectiveEdit

sta (neuter singular sta, definite singular and plural sta or stae, comparative staere, indefinite superlative staest, definite superlative staeste)

1. stubborn

ReferencesEdit

• “sta” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Norwegian NynorskEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Norse staðr, related to stå

AdjectiveEdit

sta (neuter singular sta, definite singular and plural sta or stae, comparative staare, indefinite superlative staast, definite superlative staaste)

1. stubborn

ReferencesEdit

• “sta” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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RomagnolEdit

EtymologyEdit

Feminine form of stè. From Latin ista, feminine of iste.

PronounEdit

sta f

1. this

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RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin stāre, present active infinitive of stō, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

VerbEdit

a sta (third-person singular present stă, past participle stat) 1st conj.

1. to stay

   Stai acolo.

   Stay there.

2. to stand
3. to sit

   Vreau să stau jos.

   I want to sit down.

4. to remain
5. to live (somewhere), inhabit, reside

   Ea stă în București.

   She lives/stays in Bucharest.

ConjugationEdit

    conjugation of sta (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a sta
gerund			stând
past participle			stat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	stau	stai	stă	stăm	stați	stau
	imperfect	stăteam	stăteai	stătea	stăteam	stăteați	stăteau
	simple perfect	stătui	stătuși	stătu	stăturăm	stăturăți	stătură
	pluperfect	stătusem	stătuseși	stătuse	stătuserăm	stătuserăți	stătuseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să stau	să stai	să stea	să stăm	să stați	să stea
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		stai			stați
	negative		nu sta			nu stați

SynonymsEdit

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• (3) ședea
• (4) rămâne
• (5) trăi, locui

Derived termsEdit

• stare
• stătut

Related termsEdit

• stat

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SicilianEdit

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ʃta]

AdjectiveEdit

sta f (m. stu, plural sti)

1. Contraction of chista; this
   • 1874, Lionardo Vigo, Raccolta amplissima di canti popolari siciliani, page 443:

     [...] / E tu, curreri, ca vai d'ogni parti, / Te' cca sta littra, a la mè 'manti porti, / Cci dici ca non pozzu stari sparti, / La spartenza è cchiù brutta di la morti.

     [...] / And you, courier, who goes to and fro, / Take this letter, to my lover bring it, / Tell her that I can [no longer] remain separated, / Separation is worse than death.

See alsoEdit

• chista

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SloveneEdit

VerbEdit

sta

1. second-person dual present tense form of biti.
2. third-person dual present tense form of biti.

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Tok PisinEdit

EtymologyEdit

English star.

NounEdit

sta

1. star (celestial body)
   • 1989, Buk Baibel long Tok Pisin, Bible Society of Papua New Guinea, Genesis 1:15 (translation here):

     God i mekim kamap tupela bikpela lait. Bikpela em san bilong givim lait long de, na liklik em mun bilong givim lait long nait. Na God i mekim kamap ol sta tu.

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