stad

See also: Stad, stád, städ, Städ, ståd, stąd, and stað

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch stad, from Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stad, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stat/
Audio (file)

Noun

stad (plural stede)

city
Ons gaan nou stad toe.
We are going to town now.

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German stat, a variant of stæt, whence German stet.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃd̥aˑd̥/

Adjective

stad

quiet, silent
Sei stad! ― Be quiet!

Descendants

→ German: stad

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estat.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stad/

Noun

stad f (plural stadoù)

state

Danish

Etymology

From Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr (“place, city”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz. Originally the same word as sted (“place”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈsd̥að]

Noun

stad c (singular definite staden, plural indefinite stæder)

(dated) town, city

Inflection

Declension of stad

common gender	Singular		Plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stad	staden	stæder	stæderne
genitive	stads	stadens	stæders	stædernes

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stat, stedi (whence stede, stee), from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

The plural has preserved the old Germanic umlaut in a morphological function, a rarity in Dutch. Several derived terms have umlaut as well.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stɑt/
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Hyphenation: stad
Rhymes: -ɑt

Noun

stad f (plural steden, diminutive stadje n)

city, town
the town/city centre
Ik ben nu in de stad.
I am now in town. I am now in the centre (of town).
Ik ga de stad in.
I am going into town.

Derived terms

benedenstad
binnenstad
bovenstad
centrumstad
Domstad
handelsstad
havenstad
Hofstad
hoofdstad
koopstad
miljoenenstad
provinciestad
rijksstad
slaapstad
stad achter de duinen
stadhuis
stadsbeiaardier
stadsbestuur
stadsboer
stadscentrum
stadsdeel
stadshart
stadsjongen
stadskern
stadsleven
stadslucht
stadsmens
stadsmuur
stadsomroeper
stadspoort
stadsuitbreiding
stadsuitleg
stadsuitlegging
stadsverwarming
stedelijk
stedeling
stedenbouw
stedendwinger
tuinstad
universiteitsstad
voorstad
vrijstad

Related terms

stads
stadten

Descendants

Afrikaans: stad
Berbice Creole Dutch: stati
Jersey Dutch: stād
Negerhollands: stadt, stad
Skepi Creole Dutch: stat
→ Caribbean Javanese: setat
→ Papiamentu: stat, stad

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Bavarian stad.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃd̥aˑd̥/}

Adjective

stad (strong nominative masculine singular stader, not comparable)

(Austria, Bavaria, Southern German, colloquial) quiet, silent

Declension

Positive forms of stad (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	all genders
predicative		er ist stad	sie ist stad	es ist stad	sie sind stad
strong declension (without article)	nominative	stader	stade	stades	stade
	genitive	staden	stader	staden	stader
	dative	stadem	stader	stadem	staden
	accusative	staden	stade	stades	stade
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der stade	die stade	das stade	die staden
	genitive	des staden	der staden	des staden	der staden
	dative	dem staden	der staden	dem staden	den staden
	accusative	den staden	die stade	das stade	die staden
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein stader	eine stade	ein stades	(keine) staden
	genitive	eines staden	einer staden	eines staden	(keiner) staden
	dative	einem staden	einer staden	einem staden	(keinen) staden
	accusative	einen staden	eine stade	ein stades	(keine) staden

Related terms

stet
stets

Gothic

Romanization

stad

Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳

Irish

Irish stop sign

Etymology

From Old Irish stad, from Latin status, perfect passive participle of stō (“stand, remain”).

Pronunciation

(Munster, Aran) IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠɑd̪ˠ/
(Connemara, Mayo, Ulster) IPA^(key): /sˠt̪ˠad̪ˠ/

Verb

stad (present analytic stadann, future analytic stadfaidh, verbal noun stad, past participle stadta)

stop, halt, cease, stay

Conjugation

First Conjugation (A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third	relative	autonomous
indicative	present	stadaim	stadann tú; stadair^†	stadann sé, sí	stadaimid	stadann sibh	stadann siad; stadaid^†	a stadann; a stadas	stadtar
	past	stad mé; stadas	stad tú; stadais	stad sé, sí	stadamar; stad muid	stad sibh; stadabhair	stad siad; stadadar	a stad / ar stad*	stadadh
	past habitual	stadainn	stadtá	stadadh sé, sí	stadaimis; stadadh muid	stadadh sibh	stadaidís; stadadh siad	a stadadh / a stadadh*	stadtaí
	future	stadfaidh mé; stadfad	stadfaidh tú; stadfair^†	stadfaidh sé, sí	stadfaimid; stadfaidh muid	stadfaidh sibh	stadfaidh siad; stadfaid^†	a stadfaidh; a stadfas	stadfar
conditional		stadfainn	stadfá	stadfadh sé, sí	stadfaimis; stadfadh muid	stadfadh sibh	stadfaidís; stadfadh siad	a stadfadh / a stadfadh*	stadfaí
subjunctive	present	go stada mé; go stadad^†	go stada tú; go stadair^†	go stada sé, sí	go stadaimid; go stada muid	go stada sibh	go stada siad; go stadaid^†	—	go stadtar
subjunctive	past	dá stadainn	dá stadtá	dá stadadh sé, sí	dá stadaimis; dá stadadh muid	dá stadadh sibh	dá stadaidís; dá stadadh siad	—	dá stadtaí
imperative		stadaim	stad	stadadh sé, sí	stadaimis	stadaigí; stadaidh^†	stadaidís	—	stadtar
verbal noun		stad
past participle		stadta

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Noun

stad m (genitive singular stad, nominative plural stadanna)

verbal noun of stad
stop, halt
pause, cessation
hindrance, impediment
stop (stopping-place, e.g. bus or tram stop)

Declension

Declension of stad

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stad	stadanna
Vocative	a stad	a stadanna
Genitive	stad	stadanna
Dative	stad	stadanna

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an stad	na stadanna
Genitive	an stad	na stadanna
Dative	leis an stad don stad	leis na stadanna

Derived terms

grianstad (“solstice”)
stad bus (“bus stop”)
imeallstad (“marginal stop”)

Maltese

Root
s-j-d
5 terms

Etymology

From Arabic اِصْطادَ‎ (iṣṭāda).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /staːt/
Homophone: stat

Verb

stad (imperfect jistad, past participle mistad)

to fish (catch fish)
to hunt

Conjugation

Conjugation of stad
		singular			plural
		1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person	1^st person	2^nd person	3^rd person
perfect	m	stadt	stadt	stad	stadna	stadtu	stadu
perfect	f	stadt	stadt	stadet	stadna	stadtu	stadu
imperfect	m	nistad	tistad	jistad	nistadu	tistadu	jistadu
imperfect	f	nistad	tistad	tistad	nistadu	tistadu	jistadu
imperative			stad			stadu

Colloquially, the first and second persons of the perfect may be formed irregularly as stadejt, stadejna, stadejtu.

Middle English

Noun

stad

Alternative form of stede (“place”)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Danish stad, from Old Danish stath, from Old Norse staðr (“place, spot, city, town”), from Proto-Germanic *stadiz (“place, location”), from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (“standing, position”), from *steh₂- (“to stand (up)”) + *-tis (“derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots”).

Noun

stad m (definite singular staden, indefinite plural steder, definite plural stedene)

(literary) a (large) city, (also in compounds) town

Synonyms

by

Derived terms

bergstad
hovedstad
kjøpstad
stadfeste

Related terms

sted

References

“stad” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“stad” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stɑː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Noun

stad m (definite singular staden, indefinite plural stader or stadar, definite plural stadene or stadane)

place
city, town
situation

Derived terms

Terms derived from stad

bergstad
bustad
gøymestad

hovudstad
nettstad
stadfeste

stadnamn
stoppestad
tettstad

Noun

stad n (definite singular stadet, indefinite plural stad, definite plural stada)

river bank

Synonyms

elvebard

Etymology 3

Short form of av stad.

Adverb

stad

away; off
Han fór stad om morgonen.
He went off in the morning.

Synonyms

av stad
av garde

References

“stad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /stat/
Rhymes: -at
Syllabification: stad

Noun

stad n

genitive plural of stado

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Puter) sted
(Vallader) stà

Etymology

From Latin aestās, aestātem.

Noun

stad m (plural stads)

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) summer

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish stad, from Latin status, perfect passive participle of stō (“stand, remain”).

Verb

stad (past stad, future stadaidh, verbal noun stadadh, past participle stadte)

stop, halt, pause

Inflection

Tense \\ Voice	Active	Passive
Present	a' stadadh	--
Past	stad	stadadh
Future	stadaidh	stadar
Conditional	stadadh	stadtadh

Noun

stad m (genitive singular stada, plural stadan)[1]

stop
pause

Derived terms

grian-stad
stad-phuing

References

Bauer, Mìchael. stad in "Am Faclair Beag"

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish staþer, from Old Norse staðr, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.

Pronunciation

audio (file)
IPA^(key): /stɑːd/
Rhymes: -ɑːd

Note that when used in compound words (e.g. stadsdel), stads- is pronounced IPA^(key): /stats/.

Noun

stad c

a town, a city
Coordinate terms: by (“village”), samhälle (“community”), storstad (“large city”)
(obsolete, still in some compounds) stead, place
(weaving) a selvage

Usage notes

Today Sweden have no legal definition of stad, settlements are instead defined via the terms centralort (“central locality”) and tätort (“dense(-ly populated) locality”). However; in 1995 Statistics Sweden defined stad as a built-up area with more than ten-thousands inhabitants.

Declension

Declension of stad
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	stad	staden	städer	städerna
Genitive	stads	stadens	städers	städernas

Derived terms

annorstädes (“elsewhere”)
eldstad
hamnstad
huvudstad (“capital city”)
industristad
kuststad
köpstad
residensstad
ruinstad
sjöstad
stadd
stadsaktig
stadsantikvarie
stadsarkitekt
stadsarkiv
stadsarkivarie
stadsauktion
stadsbarn
stadsbebyggelse
stadsbefolkning
stadsbibliotekarie
stadsbibliotek (“city library”)
stadsbild
stadsbo
stadsbud
stadsbuss
stadsbygd
stadsbyggnadskonst
stadsbyggnadskontor
stadsbyggnadsnämnd
stadsdel (“neighborhood; district, part of a city; suburb”)
stadsdirektör
stadserad
stadserare
stadsfullmäktig
stadsförnyelse
stadsgas
stadsgata
stadsgräns
stadshotell
stadshus
stadsingenjör
stadsjeep
stadsjurist
stadskamrer
stadskansli
stadskarta
stadskontor
stadskultur
stadskärna (“city centre”)
stadskörning
stadslag
stadslandskap
stadsliknande
stadsliv
stadsläkare
stadsmiljö
stadsmission
stadsmur
stadsmuseum
stadsmänniska
stadsmässig
stadsnotarie
stadsombudsman
stadspark
stadsplan
stadsplanering (“town planning”)
stadsport
stadsprivilegier
stadsregister
stadsresa
stadsrevisor
stadsrum
stadsrättigheter
stadssekreterare
stadsstyrelse
stadsteater
stadstrafik
stadsträdgårdsmästare
stadstull
stadsvandring
stadsvapen
stadsveterinär
stadsvimmel
stadsvy
stadsäga
stiftstad
storstad (“metropolis”)
uppstad
världsstad

Descendants

→ Finnish: Stadi

References

stad in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)

[afb_stad-1] Bauer, Mìchael. stad in "Am Faclair Beag"

stad

Afrikaans

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Bavarian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Descendants

Breton

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Danish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Inflection

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

German

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

Gothic

Romanization

Irish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Maltese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Middle English

Noun

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Noun

Synonyms

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Derived terms

Noun

Synonyms

Etymology 3

Adverb

Synonyms

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

Verb

Inflection