stav

• IPA^(key): [ˈstaf]

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Inherited from Old Czech stav, from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.

stav m inan (related adjective stavový)

1. stance
2. state (condition)
3. (computing) state
4. (economics) state
5. loom (frame)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

stav

1. second-person singular imperative of stavět

   Synonym: stavěj

stav

1. second-person singular imperative of stavit

• stav in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• stav in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
• stav in Internetová jazyková příručka

stav

1. imperative of stave

• (of noun) stavkirke
• (of noun) stavsprang

From Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

stav m (definite singular staven, indefinite plural stavar, definite plural stavane)

1. a staff, a rod
2. a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

• bokstav
• stava

Male given names:

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.

Mathematical and musical senses are probably taken from German Satz.

• IPA^(key): /stâʋ/

stȁv m (Cyrillic spelling ста̏в)

1. posture, stance, position
2. attitude, opinion, sentiment
3. (music) movement
4. (mathematics) theorem, proposition

• staf (pre-1906 spelling)

From Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

• IPA^(key): /stɑːv/

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stav c

1. a staff, a rod
2. a pole (mostly of ski poles and poles used for jumping)

   Sysslar man med t.ex. stavhopp eller skidåkning så håller man i stavar

   If you're someone who practices for example pole vaulting or skiing, you're holding (ski) poles

3. (anatomy) a rod (rod cell in the eye)
4. (sports) pole vault

   Synonym: stavhopp

5. a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

• biskopsstav
• bokstav
• marskalkstav
• mixerstav
• skidstav
• stavelse
• stavrim

• stav in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stav in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stav in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)