stad

See also: Stad, städ, stąd, and stað

Afrikaans

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stat/

Noun

stad (plural stede)

1. city

   Ons gaan nu stad toe.

   We are going to town now.

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Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stad/

Noun

stad f (plural stadoù)

1. state

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Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr (“place”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stad/, [sd̥að]
• Rhymes: -ad

Noun

stad c (singular definite staden, plural indefinite stæder)

1. (dated) town, city

Inflection

Declension of stad

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stad	staden	stæder	stæderne
genitive	stads	stadens	stæders	stædernes

Further reading

• stad on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

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Dutch

Etymology

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From Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stat, stedi (whence stede, stee), 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɑt/

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• Hyphenation: stad
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Noun

stad f (plural steden, diminutive stadje n)

1. city, town
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.

Derived terms

• benedenstad
• binnenstad
• bovenstad
• handelsstad
• havenstad
• hoofdstad
• koopstad
• miljoenenstad
• provinciestad
• rijksstad
• slaapstad
• stadhuis
• stadsbestuur
• stadsboer
• stadscentrum
• stadsdeel
• stadshart
• stadskern
• stadsmuur
• stadspoort
• stadsverwarming
• stedelijk
• stedeling
• stedenbouw
• stedendwinger
• tuinstad
• universiteitsstad
• voorstad
• vrijstad

 

Related terms

• stads
• stadten

Descendants

• Afrikaans: stad

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Gothic

Romanization

stad

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳

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Irish

Irish stop sign

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠad̪ˠ/

Verb

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

1. stop, halt, cease, stay

Conjugation

conjugation of stad (first conjugation – A)

		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
verbal noun		stad
past participle		stadta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Noun

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

Declension of stad

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative stad stadanna Vocative a stad a stadanna Genitive stad stadanna Dative stad stadanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an stad na stadanna Genitive an stad na stadanna Dative leis an stad don stad leis na stadanna

Derived terms

• grianstad (“solstice”)
• imeallstad (“marginal stop”)
• stad bus (“bus stop”)

 

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Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic اِصْطادَ (iṣṭāda, “to hunt, fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staːt/

Verb

stad (imperfect jistad)

1. to fish (catch fish)

Related terms

• sajd
• sajjied

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse staðr

Noun

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

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

Synonyms

• by

Derived terms

• bergstad
• hovedstad
• kjøpstad
• stadfeste

Related terms

• sted

References

• “stad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “stad” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɑː/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

1. place
2. city, town
3. situation

Derived terms

Terms derived from stad

• bergstad
• bustad
• gøymestad

• hovudstad
• nettstad
• stadfeste

• stadnamn
• stoppestad
• tettstad

Etymology 2

Noun

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

1. river bank

Synonyms

• elvebard

Etymology 3

Short form of av stad.

Adverb

stad

1. away; off

   Han fór stad om morgonen.

   He went off in the morning.

Synonyms

• av stad
• av garde

References

• “stad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stat/

Noun

stad n

1. genitive plural of stado

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Puter) sted
• (Vallader) stà

Etymology

From Latin aestās, aestātem.

Noun

stad m (plural stads)

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

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Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. stop, halt, pause

Inflection

Tense \ Voice	Active	Passive
Present	a' stadadh	--
Past	stad	stadadh
Future	stadaidh	stadar
Conditional	stadadh	stadtadh

Noun

stad m (genitive singular stada, plural stadan)

1. stop
2. pause

Derived terms

• grian-stad
• stad-phuing

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Swedish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /stɑːd/

Note that when used in compound words (e.g. stadsdel), stads- is pronounced IPA^(key): /stats/.

Noun

stad c

1. city
2. town
3. (obsolete, still in some compounds) stead, place

Declension

Declension of stad
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stad	staden	städer	städerna
Genitive	stads	stadens	städers	städernas

Derived terms

• annorstädes (“elsewhere”)
• eldstad
• hamnstad
• huvudstad (“capital city”)
• industristad
• köpstad
• residensstad
• ruinstad
• sjöstad
• stadd
• stadsaktig
• stadsantikvarie
• stadsarkitekt
• stadsarkiv
• stadsarkivarie
• stadsauktion
• stadsbarn
• stadsbebyggelse
• stadsbefolkning
• stadsbibliotek (“city library”)
• stadsbibliotekarie
• stadsbild
• stadsbo
• stadsbud
• stadsbuss
• stadsbygd
• stadsbyggnadskonst
• stadsbyggnadskontor
• stadsbyggnadsnämnd
• stadsdel (“neighborhood; district, part of a city; suburb”)
• stadsdirektör
• stadserad
• stadserare
• stadsfullmäktig
• stadsförnyelse
• stadsgas
• stadsgata
• stadsgräns
• stadshotell
• stadshus
• stadsingenjör
• stadsjeep
• stadsjurist
• stadskamrer
• stadskansli
• stadskarta
• stadskontor
• stadskultur
• stadskärna (“city centre”)
• stadskörning
• stadslag
• stadslandskap
• stadsliknande
• stadsliv
• stadsläkare
• stadsmiljö
• stadsmission
• stadsmur
• stadsmuseum
• stadsmänniska
• stadsmässig
• stadsnotarie
• stadsombudsman
• stadspark
• stadsplan
• stadsplanering (“town planning”)
• stadsport
• stadsprivilegier
• stadsregister
• stadsresa
• stadsrevisor
• stadsrum
• stadsrättigheter
• stadssekreterare
• stadsstyrelse
• stadsteater
• stadstrafik
• stadsträdgårdsmästare
• stadstull
• stadsvandring
• stadsvapen
• stadsveterinär
• stadsvimmel
• stadsvy
• stadsäga
• stiftstad
• uppstad
• världsstad

 

References

• stad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)