stav

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stavъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstaf]

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Noun

stav m

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

Further reading

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

Verb

stav

1. imperative of stave

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stavъ.

Mathematical and musical senses are probably taken from German Satz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stâʋ/

Noun

stȁv m (Cyrillic spelling ста̏в)

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

Alternative forms

• staf (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

stav c

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