stava
Italian
Verb
stava
- third-person singular imperfect indicative of stare
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Alternative forms
Verb
stava
- inflection of stave:
- simple past
- past participle
Swedish
Alternative forms
- stafva (obsolete since 1906)
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑː.va/
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Verb
stava (present stavar, preterite stavade, supine stavat, imperative stava)
- to spell (to give the individual letters of a word)
- Hur stavar du ditt förnamn?
- How do you spell your first name?
Conjugation
| active | passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | stava | stavas | ||
| supine | stavat | stavats | ||
| imperative | stava | — | ||
| imper. plural1 | staven | — | ||
| present | past | present | past | |
| indicative | stavar | stavade | stavas | stavades |
| ind. plural1 | stava | stavade | stavas | stavades |
| subjunctive2 | stave | stavade | staves | stavades |
| present participle | stavande | |||
| past participle | stavad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
Derived terms
- stavning
- felstavning
- rättstavning
- stavelse
- avstava
Related terms
Further reading
- stava in Svensk ordbok.