stund
Danish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stund, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stund c (singular definite stunden, plural indefinite stunder)
See also edit
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stund, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Noun edit
stund f (genitive singular stundar, plural stundir)
Declension edit
Declension of stund | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stund | stundin | stundir | stundirnar |
accusative | stund | stundina | stundir | stundirnar |
dative | stund | stundini | stundum | stundunum |
genitive | stundar | stundarinnar | stunda | stundanna |
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stund f (genitive singular stundar, nominative plural stundir)
- an undetermined amount of time, a while
- an hour
- exertion, application
Declension edit
f-s2 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stund | stundin | stundir | stundirnar |
accusative | stund | stundina | stundir | stundirnar |
dative | stund | stundinni | stundum | stundunum |
genitive | stundar | stundarinnar | stunda | stundanna |
Synonyms edit
- (hour): klukkustund, klukkutími
- (exertion): ástundun
Derived terms edit
- klukkustund ("hour")
- um stund ("for a while")
- um stundar sakir ("for the time being; temporarily")
- öllum stundum ("all the time")
- nú um stundir ("nowadays")
- á sömu stund ("at the same time")
- þegar fram lída stundir ("as time goes by; in the future")
- stundum
Middle English edit
Noun edit
stund
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
stund f or m (definite singular stunda or stunden, indefinite plural stunder, definite plural stundene)
Derived terms edit
References edit
- “stund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
stund f (definite singular stunda, indefinite plural stunder, definite plural stundene)
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
stund
- imperative of stunda
References edit
- “stund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Cognate with Old Saxon stunda (Dutch stonde), Old High German stunta (German Stunde), Old Norse stund (Swedish stund).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
stund f (nominative plural stunda or stunde)
- time, while
- Nō iċ þa stunde bemearn, ne for wunde weōp ― At the time, I mourned not, nor for the wounded wept. (Exon. Th. 499, 12; Rä. 88, 14)
- a period of time, an hour [1]
Declension edit
Adverb edit
stund
- at once, forthwith, immediately
- Hē word stunde āhōf ― He brought up the word forthwith.
Derived terms edit
- orlegstund (“time of adversity”)
- stundmǣlum (“from time to time, gradually: time after time, alternately”)
- stundum (“from time to time, at times; with effort, laboriously, eagerly, fiercely”)
- winterstund (“winter-hour, short time”)
- woruldstund (“life in this world, sojourn upon earth”)
Descendants edit
References edit
Old Norse edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”). Compare Old English stund, Old Frisian stunde, Old Saxon stunda, Old High German stunta, stunt, Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (*stunda) (> Catalan estona (“time, while”)).
Noun edit
stund f
- an undetermined amount of time, a while
- um stund ― for a while
- hour
- í degi dægr tvau, í dægri stundir tólf ― in a day are two half-days, in a half-day twelve hours
- (grammar) a mora, a unit of time used in measuring syllable length
Declension edit
feminine | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stund | stundin | stundar, stundir | stundarnar, stundirnar |
accusative | stund | stundina | stundar, stundir | stundarnar, stundirnar |
dative | stund | stundinni | stundum | stundunum |
genitive | stundar | stundarinnar | stunda | stundanna |
Descendants edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse stund, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
stund c
Declension edit
Declension of stund | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stund | stunden | stunder | stunderna |
Genitive | stunds | stundens | stunders | stundernas |
See also edit
Further reading edit
- stund in Svensk ordbok.
- stund in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)