"stav" meaning in Swedish

See stav in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /stɑːv/ Audio: Sv-en stav.ogg
Etymology: From Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᛡᛒᛡ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|sv|gmq-osw|staver}} Old Swedish staver, {{inh|sv|non|stafr}} Old Norse stafr, {{inh|sv|gmq-pro|ᛋᛏᛡᛒᛡ|tr=staba}} Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᛡᛒᛡ (staba), {{inh|sv|gem-pro|*stabaz}} Proto-Germanic *stabaz Head templates: {{head|sv|nouns||||g=c|g2=|g3=|g4=|head=|sort=}} stav c, {{sv-noun|c}} stav c Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], stav [indefinite, nominative, singular], stavs [genitive, indefinite, singular], staven [definite, nominative, singular], stavens [definite, genitive, singular], stavar [indefinite, nominative, plural], stavars [genitive, indefinite, plural], stavarna [definite, nominative, plural], stavarnas [definite, genitive, plural], staf [alternative]
  1. a staff, a rod Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-stav-sv-noun-xVAtfqd0
  2. a pole (mostly of ski poles and poles used for jumping) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-stav-sv-noun-E0eryzBT Categories (other): Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 37 26 2
  3. (anatomy) a rod (rod cell in the eye) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-stav-sv-noun-ULHFJUvk Categories (other): Anatomy, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 37 26 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. (sports) pole vault Tags: common-gender Synonyms: stavhopp
    Sense id: en-stav-sv-noun-ngISOE2- Categories (other): Sports, Swedish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Swedish entries with incorrect language header: 1 33 37 26 2 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet) Tags: common-gender
    Sense id: en-stav-sv-noun-BaT~Yn2j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: truga

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "biskopsstav"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bokstav"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "marskalkstav"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mixerstav"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pilgrimsstav"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "skidstav"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stava"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stavelse"
    },
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      "word": "-stavig"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "stavrim"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "form": "l-self",
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      "form": "stav",
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      "form": "stavs",
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    {
      "form": "staven",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stavens",
      "source": "declension",
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    },
    {
      "form": "stavar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "stavars",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "stavarna",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stavarnas",
      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "staf",
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      "expansion": "stav c",
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          "english": "If you're someone who practices for example pole vaulting or skiing, you're holding (ski) poles.",
          "text": "Sysslar man med t.ex. stavhopp eller skidåkning så håller man i stavar.",
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        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
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      ],
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      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/stɑːv/"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "stav"
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      "word": "skidstav"
    },
    {
      "word": "stava"
    },
    {
      "word": "stavelse"
    },
    {
      "word": "-stavig"
    },
    {
      "word": "stavrim"
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    {
      "word": "stäva"
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "staven",
      "source": "declension",
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        "definite",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "stavens",
      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "stavar",
      "source": "declension",
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        "indefinite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "form": "stavarnas",
      "source": "declension",
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          "text": "Sysslar man med t.ex. stavhopp eller skidåkning så håller man i stavar.",
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