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stán

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See also: stan, Stan, śtan, ştan, -stan, stan', and -стан

Irish

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Etymology 1

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From Old Irish stán (tin), from Proto-Celtic *stagnos.

Noun

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stán m (genitive singular stáin, nominative plural stáin)

  1. tin
  2. tin vessel
Declension
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Declension of stán (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative stán stáin
vocative a stáin a stána
genitive stáin stán
dative stán stáin
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an stán na stáin
genitive an stáin na stán
dative leis an stán
don stán
leis na stáin
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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stán (present analytic stánann, future analytic stánfaidh, verbal noun stánadh, past participle stánta)

  1. (intransitive) stare
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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  • stánaí m (starer, gazer; brazen person)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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stán (present analytic stánann, future analytic stánfaidh, verbal noun stánadh, past participle stánta)

  1. (transitive) Alternative form of stánáil (beat, trounce; stuff)

Etymology 4

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From Old Irish stánaid (stops, draws back, refrains from, desists from, verb).

Verb

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stán (present analytic stánann, future analytic stánfaidh, verbal noun stánadh, past participle stánta)

  1. (intransitive) Alternative form of staon (stop, desist; abstain, forbear; draw back, flinch)

Further reading

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