stund

See also: 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]

Noun

stund c (singular definite stunden, plural indefinite stunder)

  1. while

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).

Noun

stund f (genitive singular stundar, plural stundir)

  1. while

Declension

Declension of stund
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)

  1. an undetermined amount of time, a while
  2. an hour
  3. exertion, application

Declension

Synonyms

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")

Middle English

Noun

stund

  1. Alternative form of stound: various spans of time.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Old Norse stund

Noun

stund f or m (definite singular stunda or stunden, indefinite plural stunder, definite plural stundene)

  1. a while
    for en stund siden – a while ago
  2. a moment

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʉnː/, /stʊnː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stund

Noun

stund f (definite singular stunda, indefinite plural stunder, definite plural stundene)

  1. a while
  2. a moment

Verb

stund

  1. imperative of stunda

References


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

stund f (nominative plural stunda or stunde)

  1. time, while
    Nó ic ða stunde bemearn, ne for wunde weóp At the time, I mourned not, nor for the wounded wept.
  2. A period of time, an hour; specifically, a division of the day probably equivalent to about three hours

Adverb

stund

  1. 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

Descendants

See also

The eight stunda:


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

  • (file)

Noun

stund c

  1. while
  2. moment, time

See also

  • morgonstund har guld i mund
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