stava

See also: štava, šťava, šťáva, and Šťáva

Italian

Verb

stava

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of stare

Anagrams

• vasta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stavet

Verb

stava

1. inflection of stave:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Swedish

Alternative forms

• stafva (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Swedish stava, from Old Norse stafa, equivalent to stav (“letter”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑː.va/

• Audio:

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Verb

stava (present stavar, preterite stavade, supine stavat, imperative stava)

1. to spell (to give the individual letters of a word)

   Hur stavar du ditt förnamn?

   How do you spell your first name?

Conjugation

Conjugation of stava (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	stava		stavas
supine	stavat		stavats
imperative	stava		—
imper. plural1	staven		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stavar	stavade	stavas	stavades
ind. plural1	stava	stavade	stavas	stavades
subjunctive2	stave	stavade	staves	stavades
present participle		stavande
past participle		stavad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• avstava
• stavelse
• stavning

References

• stava in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker
• stava in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Anagrams

• avats, avtas, savat