estation

Old French

Alternative forms

estacion
estacioun
stacion
stacioun
statiun

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin statiō, statiōnem.

Noun

estation f (oblique plural estations, nominative singular estation, nominative plural estations)

garrison (permanent military outpost)
pause; break (specifically, during a journey)
(Christianity) visit to a church (etc.) for prayer

Descendants

English: station (borrowed)
French: station
Irish: stáisiún (borrowed)

References

estation on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub
“station” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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