stal

See also: Appendix:Variations of "stal"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstal]

Participle

stal

1. (reflexive with se) masculine singular past active participle of stát pf

Dalmatian

Etymology

Possibly from Latin stilos (“stake”); compare also Italian stollo, possibly of Germanic origin.

Noun

stal m

1. millstone shaft

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɑl/
• Rhymes: -ɑl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stal, from Old Dutch *stal, from Proto-West Germanic *stall, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.

Noun

stal m (plural stallen, diminutive stalletje n)

1. a stable, a place to keep hoofed animals
2. a pigsty, particularly disorderly place
3. a pool of horses, racers etc. owned or managed by a same person or entity
4. a stall, notably as a vending place on a market
5. (rare) a marked period of time
6. (rare) a thin pole
7. (rare) a leg of a piece of furniture

Derived terms

• bijenstal
• binnenstal
• buitenstal
• geitenstal
• kerststal
• koeienstal
• megastal
• melkstal
• meststal
• opfokstal
• paardenstal
• renstal
• schapenstal
• stalbeest
• stalbrand
• staldier
• staljongen
• stalknecht
• stallen
• stalmeester
• stalmest
• stalwarmte
• varkensstal

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: setal
• → Papiamentu: stal

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stal

1. inflection of stallen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
   3. imperative

Verb

stal

1. singular past indicative of stelen

Anagrams

• last

French

Etymology

Clipping of staliniste.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stal/

• Audio (France (Agen)):

  (file)

Noun

stal m or f (plural stals)

1. (communism, derogatory) A Stalinist, a Marxist-Leninist.
2. (by extension, communism, derogatory) A communist regardless of their ideology.
3. (by extension, politics, derogatory) A far-left person.

Adjective

stal m or f (plural stals)

1. (communism, derogatory) Stalinist, Marxist-Leninist.
2. (by extension, communism, derogatory) Communist.
3. (by extension, politics, derogatory) Far-left

Middle Dutch

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *stal, from Proto-Germanic *stallaz.

Noun

stal m or n

1. (act of) standing
2. market stall
3. stable
4. leg of furniture or some other object

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	stal	stalle
accusative	stal	stalle
genitive	stals	stalle
dative	stalle	stallen

Strong neuter noun

	singular	plural
nominative	stal	stal, stalle
accusative	stal	stal, stalle
genitive	stals	stalle
dative	stalle	stallen

Descendants

• Dutch: stal
  • Afrikaans: stal
• Limburgish: stal

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

stal m

1. theft

   Synonym: diefte

Inflection

Strong masculine noun

	singular	plural
nominative	stal	stāle
accusative	stal	stāle
genitive	stals, stāels, stāles	stāle
dative	stāle	stālen

Descendants

• Dutch: diefstal (in compound)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

stal

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of stēlen

Further reading

• “stal”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “stal (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “stal (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Middle English

Verb

stal

1. first/third-person singular past indicative of stelen
2. (later) second-person singular past indicative of stelen

Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

stal

1. past of stela

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɑl/

Noun

stal n

1. alternative form of steall

Declension

Strong a-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	stal	stalu
accusative	stal	stalu
genitive	stales	stala
dative	stale	stalum

Old Norse

Verb

stal

1. first/third-person singular past indicative active of stela

Polish

stal

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stahl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstal/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -al
• Syllabification: stal
• Homophone: Stal

Noun

stal f (related adjective stalowy)

1. steel (artificial metal produced from iron, harder and more elastic than elemental iron; used figuratively as a symbol of hardness)

Declension

Declension of stal

	singular	plural
nominative	stal	stale
genitive	stali	stali
dative	stali	stalom
accusative	stal	stale
instrumental	stalą	stalami
locative	stali	stalach
vocative	stali	stale

Derived terms

nouns

• staliwo
• stalówka

Further reading

• stal in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stal in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• stal in PWN's encyclopedia

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French stalle.

Noun

stal n (plural staluri)

1. stall (in a theatre)

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	stal	stalul		staluri	stalurile
genitive-dative	stal	stalului		staluri	stalurilor
vocative	stalule			stalurilor

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɑːl/

Verb

stal

1. past indicative of stjäla

Anagrams

• last, lats, salt, tals