stund
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse stund, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsdɔnˀ]
See also
- morgenstund har guld i mund
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse stund, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʏnt/
- Rhymes: -ʏnt
Noun
stund f (genitive singular stundar, nominative plural stundir)
- an undetermined amount of time, a while
- an hour
- exertion, application
Declension
Synonyms
- (hour): klukkustund, klukkutími
- (exertion): ástundun
Derived terms
- klukkustund ("hour")
- um stund ("for a while")
- um stundar sakir ("for the time being; temporarily")
- öllum stundum ("all the time")
- nú um stundir ("nowadays")
- á sömu stund ("at the same time")
- þegar fram lída stundir ("as time goes by; in the future")
- stundum
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
stund f or m (definite singular stunda or stunden, indefinite plural stunder, definite plural stundene)
Derived terms
References
- “stund” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʉnː/, /stʊnː/
References
- “stund” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *stundu, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Cognate with Old Saxon stunda (Dutch stonde), Old High German stunta (German Stunde), Old Norse stund (Swedish stund).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stund/
Noun
Declension
Adverb
stund
- at once, forthwith, immediately
- Hē word stunde āhōf ― He brought up the word forthwith.
Derived terms
- orlegstund (“time of adversity”)
- stundmǣlum (“from time to time, gradually: time after time, alternately”)
- stundum (“from time to time, at times; with effort, laboriously, eagerly, fiercely”)
- winterstund (“winter-hour, short time”)
- woruldstund (“life in this world, sojourn upon earth”)
References
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”). Compare Old English stund, Old Frisian stunde, Old Saxon stunda, Old High German stunta, stunt, Gothic *𐍃𐍄𐌿𐌽𐌳𐌰 (*stunda) (> Catalan estona (“time, while”)).
Noun
stund f
Declension
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse stund, from Proto-Germanic *stundō (“point in time, hour”), from Proto-Indo-European *stut- (“prop”), from Proto-Indo-European *stā-, *sth- (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
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Declension
Declension of stund | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stund | stunden | stunder | stunderna |
Genitive | stunds | stundens | stunders | stundernas |
See also
- morgonstund har guld i mund
Further reading
- stund in Svensk ordbok.
- stund in Reverso Context (Swedish-English)