Stand
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German stant, from Old High German *stant (attested in Old High German firstant, urstant), from Proto-West Germanic *stand, a deverbal from *standan (“to stand”). Cognate with English stand.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStand m (strong, genitive Standes or Stands, plural Stände, diminutive Ständchen n)
- standing, state, status, position, situation
- Im Stande sein zu… ― to be able to…
- jemandem in den Stand setzen ― to enable someone to
- Geld setzt einen in den Stand, alles zu kaufen ― Money enables you to buy anything.
- (sociology) class, stratum (group of people with a certain social status)
- Adelsstand ― nobility
- 1942, Stefan Zweig, Die Welt von Gestern […] [The World of Yesterday][1]:
- Dieser Fanatismus für die Kunst und insbesondere für die theatralische Kunst ging in Wien durch alle Stände.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- estate
- booth, stand
- (Switzerland) canton (state of Switzerland)
- Synonym: Kanton
Declension
editDeclension of Stand [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Abstand, Adelsstand, Anstand, Aufstand, Ausstand, Beobachtungsstand, Familienstand, Ritterstand, Rückstand, Ruhestand, Stillstand, Widerstand
- Standbein, Standbild, standhaft, Standort, Standpunkt, Standing
Descendants
edit- → Danish: stand (semantic loan)
- → Hungarian: stand
- → Macedonian: штанд (štand)
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: stand
- → Serbo-Croatian: шта̏нд / štȁnd
Further reading
editLuxembourgish
editEtymology
editFrom Old High German stand.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStand m (plural Stänn)
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