stāds
Latvian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Baltic *stādas, from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *steh₂- (“to stand, to place”) (whence also stāt, stāvēt, q.v.) with an extra suffix *-dʰo. The original meaning was probably “that which stands”, from which “that which was planted (and is standing)”. Cognates include Lithuanian stõdai (“untrimmed vegetable seedlings”), stõdas (“herd of animals”) (< “stand, stall”), Russian, Ukrainian ста́до (stádo, “herd of animals”), Czech stádo (“herd of animals”), Polish stado (“herd of animals”), Old Norse stód (“stall; herd of horses”), Old English stōd (“enclosure for horses”), Middle Low German stōt, stōd (“enclosure for horses”), Ancient Greek σταδμός (stadmós, “state; stand, stall; weight”), σταδιός (stadiós, “vertical, standing, immobile”).[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]stāds m (1st declension)
- plant, plantlet, seedling (young, usually not large plant, which was grown from planted seeds, cuttings, etc. and, if need be, transferred to a permanent place)
- tomātu stāds ― tomato plant(let)
- kāpostu stāds ― cabbage plant(let)
- atnest no meža egļu stādu ― to bring a spruce seedling from the forest
- puķu stādus pa lielākai daļai izaudzē lecektīs agrā pavasarī un pēc tam izstāda puķu dobēs ― flowering plants for the most part are grown in frames in early spring and then planted into flower beds
- zemeņu jau te nav nevienam... es pati atvedu stādus; kad gadījās laba raža, pa druskai pārdevām citiem ― there aren't any strawberries here anymore... I myself have brought (strawberry) plants, bushes; when there is a good harvest, we will sell them to other people in small amounts
- kokaudzētava “Kreiči” apgādā adminsitratīvā rajona saimniecības ar augļu koku stādiem ― the tree nursery “Kreiči” provides the farms of this administrative district with fruit tree seedlings
Usage notes
[edit]Augs is the basic term for "plants." Stāds usually refers to plants that were actually planted (e.g., in a garden) by someone, not to wild plants.
Declension
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “stāds”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
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