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”).
Declension
Declension of stund | ||||
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f2 | singular | plural | ||
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | stund | stundin | stundir | stundirnar |
accusative | stund | stundina | stundir | stundirnar |
dative | stund | stundini | stundum | stundunum |
genitive | stundar | stundarinnar | stunda | stundanna |
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")
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
stund f or m (definite singular stunda or stunden, indefinite plural stunder, definite plural stundene)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stʉnː/, /stʊnː/
Old English
Etymology
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
Adverb
stund
- at once, forthwith, immediately
- Hé word stunde áhóf — He brought up the word forthwith.
Derived terms
- orlegstund f. — time of adversity
- stundmǣlum adv. — from time to time, gradually: time after time, alternately.
- stundum adv. — from time to time, at times; with effort, laboriously, eagerly, fiercely
- winterstund f. — winter-hour, short time
- woruldstund f. — life in this world, sojourn upon earth
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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See also
- morgonstund har guld i mund