stêd

See also: sted, STED, and STed

West Frisian

Etymology

From Old Frisian stede, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /stɛːt/

Noun

stêd c (plural stêden, diminutive stedsje)

  1. town, city
    • 1978, Nije Fryske Bibeloersetting, 2 Samuel 15:37:
      Sa kaam Davids freon Chûsai yn ’e stêd oan, krekt doe’t Absalom yn Jeruzalem oankaam.
      So David’s friend Hushai came into the city, as Absalom came into Jerusalem.

Derived terms

Further reading
  • “stêd”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
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