stunda

See also: stundā

Icelandic

Verb

stunda

1. to frequent
2. to go in for, practise

Derived terms

• stundun

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Latvian

Etymology

A borrowing, traditionally described as from Middle Low German stunde (“hour”), since this form is found in the earliest attestations. But some authors argue that these early attestations are found only in some dialects, and that later competing forms (stunds, stunda) might correspond to earlier competing variants, which suggests that this word already existed in Latvian prior to Middle Low German influece. This would mean that it was previously borrowed from another Germanic language (possibly Gothic, or maybe Old High German or Old Norse). The current form stunda became stabilizied at the beginning of the 18th century.

Noun

stunda f (4th declension)

1. hour (a time period of 60 seconds)

   gaidīt veselu stundu — to wait for a whole hour

   nokavēties par stundu — to be late by an hour

   stundas ceturksnis — a quarter of an hour

   septiņu stundu darba diena — a seven-hour workday

2. hour (relatively short period in a day, often associated with an event, activity, or situation)

   rīta stunda — morning hour

   klusā stunda — quiet hour (e.g., at a hospital)

   policijas, komandantas stunda — curfew (literally: commandant's, police hour)

   kurp iesi tik agrā stundā? — where are you going at this late hour?

   viņa stunda ir situsi — his hour has come (= he will die)

3. lesson (period of time in which a class takes place, especially at an educational institution)

   matemātikas stunda — math lesson, class

   cikos skolā sākas stundas? — at what time do classes start at school?

   (sa)gatavot stundu — to prepare a lesson

   atstāt pēc stundām — to keep (someone) after class

   ņemt stundas — to take lessons

Declension

Declension of stunda (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	stunda	stundas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	stundu	stundas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	stundas	stundu
dative (datīvs)	stundai	stundām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	stundu	stundām
locative (lokatīvs)	stundā	stundās
vocative (vokatīvs)	stunda	stundas

Derived terms

• policijas stunda, komandanta stunda

See also

• minūte
• sekunde