# stav
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈstaf]
* Audio:(file)

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech stav, from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.

#### Noun

stav m inan (relational adjective stavový)
* stance
* state (condition)
* (computing) state
* (economics) state
* loom (frame)

##### Related terms

* makrostav m
* mikrostav m
* tkalcovský stav m

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

stav
* second-person singular imperative of stavět
    Synonym: stavěj

#### Verb

stav
* second-person singular imperative of stavit

### Further reading

* “stav”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “stav”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “stav”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Danish staf, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsdæˀw]

### Noun

stav c (singular definite staven, plural indefinite stave)
* a staff, a rod
    Coordinate term: stave
* a branch (used for hiking)
    Coordinate terms: kæp, stok
** a pole (used for skiing etc.)
* (anatomy) a rod (rod cell in the eye)
    Coordinate term: tap
* (sports) hockey stick
    Coordinate term: kølle
* a weapon, baton
    Coordinate terms: knippel, stok
* (historical) a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

#### Derived terms

* bispestav
* gærdestav
* hockeystav
* hyrdestav
* jakobsstav
* krumstav
* marskalstav
* parketstav
* politistav
* runestav
* skistav
* stavblender
* stavformet
* stavgang
* stavgænger
* stavkirke
* stavlygte
* tryllestav
* tøndestav
* vandringsstav

### References

* “stav” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Verb

stav
* imperative of stave

#### Derived terms

* (of noun) stavkirke
* (of noun) stavsprang

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

### Noun

stav m (definite singular staven, indefinite plural stavar, definite plural stavane)
* a staff, a rod
* a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

#### Derived terms

* bispestav
* primstav
* skistav
* stavkyrkje
* stavsprang

#### Related terms

* bokstav
* stava
Male given names:
* Gautstav, Gustav
* Rådstav

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stavъ.
Mathematical and musical senses are probably taken from German Satz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stâʋ/

### Noun

stȁv m (Cyrillic spelling ста̏в)
* posture, stance, position
* attitude, opinion, sentiment
* (music) movement
* (mathematics) theorem, proposition

#### Declension
## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* staf (pre-1906 spelling)

### Etymology

From Old Swedish staver, from Old Norse stafr, from Proto-Norse ᛋᛏᚼᛒᚼ (staba), from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stɑːv/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

stav c
* a staff, a rod
* a pole (mostly of ski poles and poles used for jumping)
    Sysslar man med t.ex. stavhopp eller skidåkning så håller man i stavarIf you're someone who practices for example pole vaulting or skiing, you're holding (ski) poles
* (anatomy) a rod (rod cell in the eye)
* (sports) pole vault
    Synonym: stavhopp
* a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

#### Derived terms

* biskopsstav
* bokstav
* marskalkstav
* mixerstav
* skidstav
* stavelse
* stavrim

### References

* stav in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* stav in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* stav in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)