steh

Bavarian

Etymology

From Old High German stēn, from Proto-West Germanic *stān, from Proto-Germanic *stāną.

Pronunciation

• (infinitive)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʃd̥eː/, [ˈʃd̥e̞ː]

    • Audio:

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• (1st person singular)
  • IPA^(key): /ˈʃd̥ɛː/
• Rhymes: -eː, -ɛː
• Hyphenation: steh

Verb

steh (past participle gståndn)

1. (intransitive) to stand (to be upright, support oneself on the feet in an erect position)

   Då bin i gståndn. ― I stood here.

2. (intransitive) to be, to appear, to stand (to be placed or located somewhere)

   Mei Auto steht glei då ums Eck. ― My car is right around the corner.

   In wöchan Buach steht'n des? ― In which book does that appear?

3. (intransitive) to stay; to be still

   Ois steht stü. ― Everything stands still.

   Bleib steh! ― Stop!

4. (transitive) to suit, to become (to look attractive on, of a garment, color etc.)

   As Kloadl steht da guad!. ― This dress suits you very well.

5. (intransitive) to fancy [with auf]

   I glaub, Sie stengan a bissl auf mi. ― I think you fancy me a bit.

Conjugation

Conjugation of steh

infinitive	steh
past participle	gståndn
	present	past	subjunctive
1st person singular	steh	—	stangad
2nd person singular	stehst	—	stangadst
3rd person singular	steht	—	stangad
1st person plural	stenga, stengan	—	stangadn
2nd person plural	stehts	—	stangats
3rd person plural	stenga, stengan	—	stangadn
	imperative
singular	steh
plural	stehts

Derived terms

• aufsteh
• durchsteh
• umadumsteh
• versteh
• åsteh

Verb

steh

1. first-person singular of steh (“to stand”)

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stegъ. Cognate with Polish ścieg, Russian стежо́к (stežók). Via PIE cognate with English stitch and German Stich (whence doublet of štych).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛx]

Noun

steh m inan

1. stitch

   Synonym: štych

Declension

Declension of steh (velar masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	steh	stehy
genitive	stehu	stehů
dative	stehu	stehům
accusative	steh	stehy
vocative	stehu	stehy
locative	stehu	stezích
instrumental	stehem	stehy

Further reading

• “steh”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “steh”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “steh”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

German

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -eː

Verb

steh

1. singular imperative of stehen

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stegъ. Cognate with Polish ścieg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /scex/, [ˈscex]
• Rhymes: -ex

Noun

steh m inan

1. stitch

   Synonyms: (colloquial) štich, (colloquial) ferc

Declension

Declension of steh
(pattern dub)

	singular	plural
nominative	steh	stehy
genitive	stehu	stehov
dative	stehu	stehom
accusative	steh	stehy
locative	stehu	stehoch
instrumental	stehom	stehmi

Further reading

• “steh”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026