stad

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

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stad.

Noun

stad (plural stads)

1. (South Africa) town, village

Further reading

• “stad”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
• “stad”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

Anagrams

• DATs, dat's, dast, ADTs, ATDs, tads, DTAs, SADT

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:

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Noun

stad (plural stede)

1. 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. Cognate with East Central German staad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃd̥ɑˑd̥/

Adjective

stad (non comparable)

1. quiet, silent

   Sei stad! ― Be quiet!

Derived terms

• håcknstad
• schmähstad

Descendants

• → German: stad

Breton

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French estat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stad/

Noun

stad f (plural stadoù)

1. 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)

1. (dated) town, city

Inflection

Declension of stad

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

Further reading

• stad on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da (redirects to "by")
• “stad” in Den Danske Ordbog

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/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: stad
• Rhymes: -ɑt

Noun

stad f (plural steden, diminutive stadje n)

1. city, town

   Amsterdam is een bruisende stad vol cultuur. ― Amsterdam is a bustling city full of culture.

   Ze verhuisde van een klein dorp naar een grote stad. ― She moved from a small village to a big city.

   Het stadje had een rijke geschiedenis. ― The small town had a rich history.

2. 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
• Keizerstad
• koopstad
• miljoenenstad
• provinciestad
• rijksstad
• slaapstad
• stad achter de duinen
• stadhuis
• stadsbeiaardier
• stadsbestuur
• stadsboer
• stadscentrum
• stadsdeel
• stadshart
• stadsjongen
• stadskasteel
• stadskern
• stadsleven
• stadslucht
• stadsmens
• stadsmuur
• stadsomroeper
• stadspoort
• stadsuitbreiding
• stadsuitleg
• stadsuitlegging
• stadsverwarming
• stedelijk
• stedeling
• stedenbouw
• stedendwinger
• studentenstad
• 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
• → Peranakan Indonesian: stad

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Bavarian stad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃd̥aˑd̥/

• Audio (Austria):

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Adjective

stad (strong nominative masculine singular stader, not comparable)

1. (Austria, Bavaria, Southern Germany, colloquial) quiet, silent

Declension

Positive forms of stad (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
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

Further reading

• “stad” in Duden online
• “stad” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Gothic

Romanization

stad

1. Romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌳

Irish

Irish stop sign

Etymology

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

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)

1. stop, halt, cease, stay

Conjugation

conjugation of stad (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
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
	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)

1. verbal noun of stad
2. stop, halt
3. pause, cessation
4. hindrance, impediment
5. 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)

1. to fish (catch fish)
2. to hunt

Conjugation

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

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

Middle English

Noun

stad

1. 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)

1. (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)

1. place
2. city, town
3. situation

Derived terms

• bergstad
• bustad
• gøymestad
• hovudstad
• nettstad
• stadfeste
• stadnamn
• stoppestad
• tettstad

 

Etymology 2

Noun

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

1. river bank

Synonyms

• elvebard

Etymology 3

Short form of av stad.

Adverb

stad

1. away; off

   Han fór stad om morgonen.

   He went off in the morning.

Synonyms

• av stad
• av garde

Derived terms

• i stad
• i staden for

References

• “stad” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch stad.

Noun

stad

1. city

   Synonym: kota

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

stad n

1. genitive plural of stado

Romansch

Alternative forms

• sted (Puter)
• stà (Vallader)

Etymology

From Latin aestās, aestātem.

Noun

stad m (plural stads)

1. (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)

1. stop, halt, pause, desist (of movement)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stad (regular)

		singular			plural			impersonal
		first	second	third m/f	first	second	third
independent	past	stad mi	stad thu	stad e/i	stad sinn	stad sibh	stad iad	stadadh
	future	stadaidh mi	stadaidh tu	stadaidh e/i	stadaidh sinn	stadaidh sibh	stadaidh iad	stadar stadtar
	conditional	stadainn	stadadh tu	stadadh e/i	stadamaid stadadh sinn	stadadh sibh	stadadh iad	stadtadh stadaist1 stadaiste1
negative	past	cha do stad mi	cha do stad thu	cha do stad e/i	cha do stad sinn	cha do stad sibh	cha do stad iad	cha do stadadh
	future	cha stad mi	cha stad thu	cha stad e/i	cha stad sinn	cha stad sibh	cha stad iad	cha stadar cha stadtar
	conditional	cha stadainn	cha stadadh tu	cha stadadh e/i	cha stadamaid cha stadadh sinn	cha stadadh sibh	cha stadadh iad	cha stadtadh cha stadaist1 cha stadaiste1
affirmative interrogative	past	an do stad mi?	an do stad thu?	an do stad e/i?	an do stad sinn?	an do stad sibh?	an do stad iad?	an do stadadh?
	future	an stad mi?	an stad thu?	an stad e/i?	an stad sinn?	an stad sibh?	an stad iad?	an stadar? an stadtar?
	conditional	an stadainn?	an stadadh tu?	an stadadh e/i?	an stadamaid? an stadadh sinn?	an stadadh sibh?	an stadadh iad?	an stadtadh? an stadaist?1 an stadaiste?1
negative interrogative	past	nach do stad mi?	nach do stad thu?	nach do stad e/i?	nach do stad sinn?	nach do stad sibh?	nach do stad iad?	nach do stadadh?
	future	nach stad mi?	nach stad thu?	nach stad e/i?	nach stad sinn?	nach stad sibh?	nach stad iad?	nach stadar? nach stadtar?
	conditional	nach stadainn?	nach stadadh tu?	nach stadadh e/i?	nach stadamaid? nach stadadh sinn?	nach stadadh sibh?	nach stadadh iad?	nach stadtadh? nach stadaist?1 nach stadaiste?1
relative future	affirmative	(ma) stadas mi	(ma) stadas thu	(ma) stadas e/i	(ma) stadas sinn	(ma) stadas sibh	(ma) stadas iad	(ma) stadar
	negative	(mur) stad mi	(mur) stad thu	(mur) stad e/i	(mur) stad sinn	(mur) stad sibh	(mur) stad iad	(mur) stadar (mur) stadtar
imperative		stadam	stad	stadadh e/i	stadamaid	stadaibh	stadadh iad	stadar stadtar
stem		stad
verbal noun		stadadh
past participle		stadta

¹ Lewis dialect form

Related terms

• sguir (of actions other than movement)

Noun

stad m (genitive singular stada, plural stadan)

1. stop
2. pause

Derived terms

• grian-stad
• stad-phuing

Swedish

Alternative forms

• stadh, stedt (both obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): /stɑːd/
• Rhymes: -ɑːd

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

Noun

stad c

1. a town, a city

   Coordinate terms: by (“village”), samhälle (“community”), storstad (“large city”)

2. (obsolete, still in some compounds) stead, place
3. (weaving) a selvage

Usage notes

Today Sweden has 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 thousand inhabitants.

Declension

Declension of stad

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stad	stads
	definite	staden	stadens
plural	indefinite	städer	städers
	definite	städerna	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
• stadsbibliotek (“city library”)
• stadsbibliotekarie
• 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)

Turkish

Noun

stad (definite accusative stadı, plural stadlar)

1. Nonstandard spelling of stat.