stopa

See also: stopā and stopą

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech stopa, from Proto-Slavic *stopa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstopa]
• Hyphenation: sto‧pa

Noun

stopa f (related adjective stopový)

1. trace
2. foot (unit of measure)
3. track (one section of a multitrack recording)

Declension

Declension of stopa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	stopa	stopy
genitive	stopy	stop
dative	stopě	stopám
accusative	stopu	stopy
vocative	stopo	stopy
locative	stopě	stopách
instrumental	stopou	stopami

Related terms

• stopař m
• stopovat

 

Further reading

• “stopa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “stopa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “stopa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Irish

Verb

stopa

1. present subjunctive analytic of stop

Kashubian

Picture dictionary

stopa

1= głowa 2= twôrz 3= szëja 4-15-19= remiã 5= piers 6= pãpk 7= brzëch 8= słabizna 9= pënka 10–14= noga 11= kòlano 13= kòstka 14= stopa 16= łokc 18= nadgarstk

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stopa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔ.pa/
• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Syllabification: sto‧pa

Noun

stopa f (diminutive stopka)

1. foot
2. pedestal

   Synonyms: cokół, pòstument

3. (humorous) hoof

Declension

Declension of stopa

	singular	plural
nominative	stopa	stopë
genitive	stopë	stopów /stop
dative	stopie	stopóm
accusative	stopã	stopë
instrumental	stopą	stopama
locative	stopie	stopach
vocative	stopò	stopë

Further reading

• Jan Trepczyk (1994) “stopa”, in Słownik polsko-kaszubski (in Kashubian), volumes 1–2
• Eùgeniusz Gòłąbk (2011) “stopa”, in Słownik Polsko-Kaszubski / Słowôrz Pòlskò-Kaszëbsczi‎^[1]
• “stopa”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Latvian

Noun

stopa m

1. genitive singular of stops

Old Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stopa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈstopa/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈstopa/

Noun

stopa f

1. trace
2. way

Declension

Declension of stopa (hard a-stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	stopa	stopě	stopy
genitive	stopy	stopú	stop
dative	stopě	stopama	stopám
accusative	stopu	stopě	stopy
vocative	stopo	stopě	stopy
locative	stopě	stopú	stopách
instrumental	stopú	stopama	stopami

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

• Czech: stopa

Further reading

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “stopa”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Polish stopa, from Proto-Slavic *stopa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔ.pa/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔpa
• Syllabification: sto‧pa

Noun

stopa f (diminutive stópka)

1. foot (part of human body)
2. foot (unit of measure)
3. rate; percentage quantity, e.g. interest rate or unemployment
4. (music) bass pedal

Declension

Declension of stopa

	singular	plural
nominative	stopa	stopy
genitive	stopy	stóp
dative	stopie	stopom
accusative	stopę	stopy
instrumental	stopą	stopami
locative	stopie	stopach
vocative	stopo	stopy

Derived terms

adjective

• czarnostopy

 

nouns

• stopa procentowa
• stopa życiowa

 

Further reading

• stopa in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• stopa in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French stopper.

Verb

a stopa (third-person singular present stopează, past participle stopat) 1st conjugation

1. to stop

Conjugation

    conjugation of stopa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a stopa
gerund			stopând
past participle			stopat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	stopez	stopezi	stopează	stopăm	stopați	stopează
	imperfect	stopam	stopai	stopa	stopam	stopați	stopau
	simple perfect	stopai	stopași	stopă	stoparăm	stoparăți	stopară
	pluperfect	stopasem	stopaseși	stopase	stopaserăm	stopaserăți	stopaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să stopez	să stopezi	să stopeze	să stopăm	să stopați	să stopeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		stopează			stopați
	negative		nu stopa			nu stopați

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stopa, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“to stand still”). See also Russian стопа́ (stopá), Polish stopa; akin to Lithuanian stapytis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stǒpa/
• Hyphenation: sto‧pa

Noun

stòpa f (Cyrillic spelling сто̀па)

1. foot (unit of measure)
2. rate, step

Declension

Declension of stopa

	singular	plural
nominative	stòpa	stope
genitive	stope	stȏpā
dative	stopi	stopama
accusative	stopu	stope
vocative	stopo	stope
locative	stopi	stopama
instrumental	stopom	stopama

References

• “stopa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• Pokorny, Julius (1959) “1011-13”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1011-13