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stad

See also: Stad, stád, städ, Städ, stąd, and stað

English

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Etymology

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From Afrikaans and Dutch stad (“city, town”), from Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“place”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”). Doublet of stead.

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stad (plural stads)

  1. (South Africa) town, village
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English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂- (0 c, 66 e)

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch stad, from Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

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  • IPA(key): /stat/
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Noun

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stad (plural stede)

  1. city
    Ons gaan nou stad toe.
    We are going to town now.

Bavarian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German stat, a variant of stæt, whence German stet. Cognate with East Central German staad.

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Adjective

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stad (non comparable)

  1. quiet, silent
    Sei stad! ― Be quiet!

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Descendants

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  • → German: stad

Breton

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French estat.

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stad f (plural stadoù)

  1. state

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr (“place, city”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz. Originally the same word as sted (“place”).

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stad c (singular definite staden, plural indefinite stæder)

  1. (dated) town, city

Inflection

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Declension of stad
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stad staden stæder stæderne
genitive stads stadens stæders stædernes

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stat, stedi (whence stede, stee), from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

The plural has preserved the old Germanic umlaut in a morphological function, a rarity in Dutch. Several derived terms have umlaut as well.

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stad f (plural steden, diminutive stadje n)

  1. city, town
    Amsterdam is een bruisende stad vol cultuur. ― Amsterdam is a bustling city full of culture.
    Ze verhuisde van een klein dorp naar een grote stad. ― She moved from a small village to a big city.
    Het stadje had een rijke geschiedenis. ― The small town had a rich history.
  2. the town/city centre
    Ik ben nu in de stad.
    I am now in town. I am now in the centre (of town).
    Ik ga de stad in.
    I am going into town.

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Bavarian stad.

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Adjective

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stad (strong nominative masculine singular stader, not comparable)

  1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, colloquial) quiet, silent

Declension

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Positive forms of stad (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist stad sie ist stad es ist stad sie sind stad
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative stader stade stades stade
genitive staden stader staden stader
dative stadem stader stadem staden
accusative staden stade stades stade
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der stade die stade das stade die staden
genitive des staden der staden des staden der staden
dative dem staden der staden dem staden den staden
accusative den staden die stade das stade die staden
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein stader eine stade ein stades (keine) staden
genitive eines staden einer staden eines staden (keiner) staden
dative einem staden einer staden einem staden (keinen) staden
accusative einen staden eine stade ein stades (keine) staden
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Further reading

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  • “stad” in Duden online
  • “stad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

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Romanization

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stad

  1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳

Irish

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Irish stop sign

Etymology

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From Old Irish stad, from Latin status, perfect passive participle of stō (“stand, remain”). Doublet of stádas.

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Verb

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stad (present analytic stadann, future analytic stadfaidh, verbal noun stad, past participle stadta)

  1. stop, halt, cease, stay

Conjugation

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conjugation of stad (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun stad
past participle stadta
tense singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative
present stadaim stadann tú;
stadair† 		stadann sé, sí stadaimid stadann sibh stadann siad;
stadaid† 		a stadann; a stadas stadtar
past stad mé; stadas stad tú; stadais stad sé, sí stadamar; stad muid stad sibh; stadabhair stad siad; stadadar a stad /
ar stad* 		stadadh
past habitual stadainn stadtá stadadh sé, sí stadaimis; stadadh muid stadadh sibh stadaidís; stadadh siad a stadadh /
a stadadh* 		stadtaí
future stadfaidh mé;
stadfad 		stadfaidh tú;
stadfair† 		stadfaidh sé, sí stadfaimid;
stadfaidh muid 		stadfaidh sibh stadfaidh siad;
stadfaid† 		a stadfaidh; a stadfas stadfar
conditional stadfainn stadfá stadfadh sé, sí stadfaimis; stadfadh muid stadfadh sibh stadfaidís; stadfadh siad a stadfadh /
a stadfadh* 		stadfaí
subjunctive
present go stada mé;
go stadad† 		go stada tú;
go stadair† 		go stada sé, sí go stadaimid;
go stada muid 		go stada sibh go stada siad;
go stadaid† 		— go stadtar
past dá stadainn dá stadtá dá stadadh sé, sí dá stadaimis;
dá stadadh muid 		dá stadadh sibh dá stadaidís;
dá stadadh siad 		— dá stadtaí
imperative
– stadaim stad stadadh sé, sí stadaimis stadaigí;
stadaidh† 		stadaidís — stadtar

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Noun

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stad m (genitive singular stad, nominative plural stadanna)

  1. verbal noun of stad
  2. stop, halt
  3. pause, cessation
  4. hindrance, impediment
  5. stop (stopping-place, e.g. bus or tram stop)

Declension

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Declension of stad (fourth declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative stad stadanna
vocative a stad a stadanna
genitive stad stadanna
dative stad stadanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an stad na stadanna
genitive an stad na stadanna
dative leis an stad
don stad 		leis na stadanna

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References

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  1. ^ Mhac an Fhailigh, Éamonn (1968) The Irish of Erris, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, page 98, line 503
  2. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 348, page 120

Maltese

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Root
s-j-d
5 terms

Etymology

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From Arabic اِصْطادَ (iṣṭāda).

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stad (imperfect jistad, past participle mistad)

  1. to fish (catch fish)
  2. to hunt

Conjugation

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Conjugation of stad
positive forms
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
perfect m stadt stadt stad stadna stadtu stadu
f stadet
imperfect m nistad tistad jistad nistadu tistadu jistadu
f tistad
imperative stad stadu
  • Colloquially, the first and second persons of the perfect may be formed irregularly as stadejt, stadejna, stadejtu.

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stad

  1. Alternative form of stede (“place”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Danish stad, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr (“place, spot, city, town”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“place, location”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”), from *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”) + *-tis (“derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots”).

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stad m (definite singular staden, indefinite plural steder, definite plural stedene)

  1. (literary) a (large) city, (also in compounds) town

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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

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stad m (definite singular staden, indefinite plural stader or stadar, definite plural stadene or stadane)

  1. place
  2. city, town
  3. situation
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Etymology 2

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Noun

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stad n (definite singular stadet, indefinite plural stad, definite plural stada)

  1. river bank
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Etymology 3

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Short form of av stad.

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stad

  1. away; off
    Han fór stad om morgonen.
    He went off in the morning.
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch stad.

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stad

  1. city
    Synonym: kota

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstat/
  • Rhymes: -at
  • Syllabification: stad

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stad n

  1. genitive plural of stado

Romansch

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Etymology

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From Latin aestās, aestātem.

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stad m (plural stads)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) summer

Scottish Gaelic

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Etymology

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From Old Irish stad, from Latin status, perfect passive participle of stō (“stand, remain”).

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stad (past stad, future stadaidh, verbal noun stadadh, past participle stadte)

  1. stop, halt, pause, desist (of movement)

Conjugation

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Conjugation of stad (regular)
stem stad
verbal noun stadadh
past participle stadta
singular plural impersonal
first second third m/f first second third
independent past stad mi stad thu stad e/i stad sinn stad sibh stad iad stadadh
future stadaidh mi stadaidh tu stadaidh e/i stadaidh sinn stadaidh sibh stadaidh iad stadar
stadtar
conditional stadainn stadadh tu stadadh e/i stadamaid
stadadh sinn 		stadadh sibh stadadh iad stadtadh
stadaist1
stadaiste1
negative past cha do stad mi cha do stad thu cha do stad e/i cha do stad sinn cha do stad sibh cha do stad iad cha do stadadh
future cha stad mi cha stad thu cha stad e/i cha stad sinn cha stad sibh cha stad iad cha stadar
cha stadtar
conditional cha stadainn cha stadadh tu cha stadadh e/i cha stadamaid
cha stadadh sinn 		cha stadadh sibh cha stadadh iad cha stadtadh
cha stadaist1
cha stadaiste1
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interrogative 		past an do stad mi? an do stad thu? an do stad e/i? an do stad sinn? an do stad sibh? an do stad iad? an do stadadh?
future an stad mi? an stad thu? an stad e/i? an stad sinn? an stad sibh? an stad iad? an stadar?
an stadtar?
conditional an stadainn? an stadadh tu? an stadadh e/i? an stadamaid?
an stadadh sinn? 		an stadadh sibh? an stadadh iad? an stadtadh?
an stadaist?1
an stadaiste?1
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interrogative 		past nach do stad mi? nach do stad thu? nach do stad e/i? nach do stad sinn? nach do stad sibh? nach do stad iad? nach do stadadh?
future nach stad mi? nach stad thu? nach stad e/i? nach stad sinn? nach stad sibh? nach stad iad? nach stadar?
nach stadtar?
conditional nach stadainn? nach stadadh tu? nach stadadh e/i? nach stadamaid?
nach stadadh sinn? 		nach stadadh sibh? nach stadadh iad? nach stadtadh?
nach stadaist?1
nach stadaiste?1
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future 		affirmative (ma) stadas mi (ma) stadas thu (ma) stadas e/i (ma) stadas sinn (ma) stadas sibh (ma) stadas iad (ma) stadar
negative (mur) stad mi (mur) stad thu (mur) stad e/i (mur) stad sinn (mur) stad sibh (mur) stad iad (mur) stadar
(mur) stadtar
imperative stadam stad stadadh e/i stadamaid stadaibh stadadh iad stadar
stadtar

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  • sguir (of actions other than movement)

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stad m (genitive singular stada, plural stadan)[1]

  1. stop
  2. pause

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References

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  1. ^ Bauer, Mìchael. stad in "Am Faclair Beag"

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish staþer, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis. The sense “town, city” is a semantic loan from Middle Low German stat, from the same Proto-Germanic noun.

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stad c

  1. a town, a city
    Coordinate terms: by (“village”), samhälle (“community”), storstad (“large city”)
  2. (obsolete, still in some compounds) stead, place
  3. (weaving) a selvage

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  • Today Sweden has no legal definition of stad, settlements are instead defined via the terms centralort (“central locality”) and tätort (“dense(-ly populated) locality”). However; in 1995 Statistics Sweden defined stad as a built-up area with more than ten thousand inhabitants.

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Declension of stad
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stad stads
definite staden stadens
plural indefinite städer städers
definite städerna städernas

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stad (definite accusative stadı, plural stadlar)

  1. Nonstandard spelling of stat.
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