stonda

Corsican

Etymology

From Germanic, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“period of time”), possibly through Catalan estona.

Noun

stonda f (plural stonde)

1. moment, instant (short period of time)
   • 1984, A Filetta (lyrics and music), “Cumpagnu”, in Cuntè:

     Notte angusciose, // stonde dulurose, // cumpagnu, // ma spera Nazione.

     Distressing nights, painful moments, companion, but [the] Nation hopes.

Further reading

• “stonda” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈston.da/
• Rhymes: -onda
• Hyphenation: stón‧da

Etymology 1

Of Germanic origin. Compare Corsican stonda, Catalan estona.

Alternative forms

• stonna

Noun

stonda f (plural stonde)

1. (rare, archaic) a period of time

References

• “stónda”, in Grande dizionario della lingua italiana, volume 20 squi–tog, UTET, 2000, page 222b
• “stonda”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stonda

1. inflection of stondare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• stando