Staa

See also: staa, -staa, and -stää

Bavarian

Alternative forms
  • Stoa (West Central)
  • Staan, Stoan, Stuan (Southern, Tyrol)

Etymology

From Middle High German stein, from Old High German stein (“stone”), from Proto-West Germanic *stain, from Proto-Germanic *stainaz, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyh₂-. Cognates include German Stein, Yiddish ⁧שטיין⁩ (shteyn), English stone, Old Norse steinn, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (stains).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃd̥ɑː/

Noun

Staa m (plural Stana or Staner, diminutive Steindl or Steinderl) (East Central Bavarian, Vienna, Southern Bavarian, Carinthia)

  1. stone, rock
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