"Anstand" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈan.ʃtant/ Audio: De-Anstand.ogg
Rhymes: -ant Etymology: From Middle High German anstand (“ceasefire; delay”), from an(e)stān. By surface analysis, deverbal from anstehen. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|anstand||ceasefire; delay}} Middle High German anstand (“ceasefire; delay”), {{glossary|surface analysis}} surface analysis, {{deverbal|de|anstehen|nocap=1}} deverbal from anstehen Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Anstand m (strong, genitive Anstandes or Anstands, plural Anstände) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Anstandes [genitive], Anstands [genitive], Anstände [plural], strong [table-tags], Anstand [nominative, singular], Anstände [definite, nominative, plural], Anstandes [genitive, singular], Anstands [genitive, singular], Anstände [definite, genitive, plural], Anstand [dative, singular], Anstande [dative, singular], Anständen [dative, definite, plural], Anstand [accusative, singular], Anstände [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. (uncountable) decency, manners Tags: masculine, strong, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Anstand-de-noun-i4Dvvh6g
  2. (countable, dated) offense, objection Tags: countable, dated, masculine, strong Synonyms: Anstoß
    Sense id: en-Anstand-de-noun-QSRqjn~U
  3. (countable, hunting) the lurk of a hunter Tags: countable, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Anstand-de-noun-RnyLrZgG Categories (other): Hunting, German deverbals, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German deverbals: 13 16 72 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 4 15 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 5 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 5 91 Topics: hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: anständig, anstandslos, Anstandsdame, An­stands­wau­wau, beanstanden

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "An­stands­wau­wau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German anstand (“ceasefire; delay”), from an(e)stān. By surface analysis, deverbal from anstehen.",
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      "form": "Anstandes",
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    },
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      "form": "Anstands",
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        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Anstände",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "Anstand",
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    {
      "form": "Anstande",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Anständen",
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        "definite",
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      "form": "Anstand",
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        "singular"
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "decency, manners"
      ],
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          "manners",
          "manners"
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        "(uncountable) decency, manners"
      ],
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      ]
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          "english": "to object to something",
          "text": "Anstand an einer Sache nehmen",
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "offense, objection"
      ],
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          "objection",
          "objection"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(countable, dated) offense, objection"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Anstoß"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "dated",
        "masculine",
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      ]
    },
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          "langcode": "de",
          "name": "Hunting",
          "orig": "de:Hunting",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "13 16 72",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 15 81",
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 5 90",
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
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        {
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              86,
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              81
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          ],
          "english": "The Sun is about to set, / The air is mild and wet; / The right time for the lurk arrives, / As the daylight dissipates.",
          "ref": "1855, Johann Wilhelm Jakob Bornemann, “Der Anstand auf den Zug”, in Humoristische Jagdgedichte, Verlag der Deckerschen Geheimen Ober-Hofbuchdruckerei, page 14:",
          "text": "Die Sonne sinkt auf ihren Pfad, / Die Luft ist mild und feucht; / Die rechte Zeit zum Anstand naht, / Das Tageslicht erbleicht.",
          "translation": "The Sun is about to set, / The air is mild and wet; / The right time for the lurk arrives, / As the daylight dissipates.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "the lurk of a hunter"
      ],
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        "(countable, hunting) the lurk of a hunter"
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "hobbies",
        "hunting",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
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    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ant"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Anstand"
}

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    "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
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    {
      "word": "Anstandsdame"
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    {
      "word": "An­stands­wau­wau"
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      "form": "Anstand",
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        "dative",
        "singular"
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        "decency, manners"
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