stát

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstaːt]
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Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech státi, from Proto-Slavic *stojati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Verb

stát impf

  1. to stand
  2. to stay on place
  3. to stand by, to hold by [with za (+ instrumental) ‘behind/for/with’]
    My stojíme za náčelníkem.We stand with the chief.
  4. to cost
    Kolik to stojí?How much does it cost?
  5. to be worth
    Za tu námahu to nestojí.It is not worth the effort.
Conjugation
Conjugation of stát
infinitive stát, státi active adjective stojící


verbal noun passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person stojím stojíme stůjme
2nd person stojíš stojíte stůj stůjte
3rd person stojí stojí

The future tense: a combination of a future form of být + infinitive stát.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate stál stáli
masculine inanimate stály
feminine stála
neuter stálo stála
transgressives present past
masculine singular stoje
feminine + neuter singular stojíc
plural stojíce
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Czech státi, from Proto-Slavic *stati, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

Verb

stát pf (imperfective stávat)

  1. (reflexive with se) to happen
    Jak se to stalo?How did it happen?
  2. (reflexive with se) to become
    Stala se lékařkou, když jí bylo 25.She became a doctor when she was 25.
Conjugation
Conjugation of stát
infinitive stát, státi active adjective stavší


verbal noun stání passive adjective
present forms indicative imperative
singular plural singular plural
1st person stanu staneme staňme
2nd person staneš stanete staň staňte
3rd person stane stanou

The verb stát does not have present tense and the present forms are used to express future only.

participles past participles passive participles
singular plural singular plural
masculine animate stal stali
masculine inanimate staly
feminine stala
neuter stalo stala
transgressives present past
masculine singular stav
feminine + neuter singular stavši
plural stavše
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Latin status (manner of standing), from stō (stand, remain).

Noun

stát m inan

  1. (politics) state
Declension

Further reading

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from English stout.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stauːt/
    Rhymes: -auːt

Noun

stát n (genitive singular státs, no plural)

  1. stout (beer)

Declension

Declension of stát (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative stát státið
accusative stát státið
dative státi státinu
genitive státs státsins

Irish

Alternative forms

  • státa

Etymology

From Latin status (manner of standing), from stō (stand, remain).

Noun

stát m (genitive singular stáit, nominative plural stáit)

  1. (government) state
  2. state, dignity
  3. alternative form of eastát (estate, state)

Declension

Declension of stát (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative stát stáit
vocative a stáit a státa
genitive stáit stát
dative stát stáit
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an stát na stáit
genitive an stáit na stát
dative leis an stát
don stát
leis na stáit

Derived terms

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