stånn
Westrobothnian
Alternative forms
- stunn
- ståt
- stot
Etymology
From Old Norse stund (or rather *stond), from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”). Southern doublet stunn possibly borrowed from Swedish stund, perhaps influenced analogically by sånder - sunner doublets.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [stɑ́nː], [stɒ́nː], [stóːt]
- Rhymes: -ɒ́nd
- (a-o merger) Rhymes: -ɑ́nː, -ánd, -ɒ́nː, -ɒ́nd
Noun
stånn f (definite stånna or stånnä)
- while
Usage notes
Definite stånnä ([stɒ́nːə̃]~[stɒ́nːæ̃]) is likely an older pronunciation of stånna ([stɒ́nːɐ̃]~[stɒ́nːɐ]), from the nasalisation of *stondin(a) (Icelandic stundina). Compare vikä~vika, möyre~möyra.