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Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [statʲ]
  • Audio:(file)

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old East Slavic стати (stati), from Proto-Slavic *stati (“to stand, become”).

Verb

стать • (statʹ) pf (imperfective станови́ться)

  1. to stand (in a certain location or near someone or something)
    Synonym: встать (vstatʹ)
    Стань ко мне, а то потеря́ешься. ― Stanʹ ko mne, a to poterjáješʹsja. ― Stand near me so you don't get lost.
    Стань со мно́ю, а то потеря́ешься. ― Stanʹ so mnóju, a to poterjáješʹsja. ― Stand near me so you don't get lost.
    Ста́ньте побли́же. ― Stánʹte poblíže. ― Get closer.
    Ста́ньте лу́чше сюда́, а то вдруг сосу́льки упаду́т. ― Stánʹte lúčše sjudá, a to vdrug sosúlʹki upadút. ― Better stand here in case icicles suddenly fall.
    Ста́ньте в о́чередь, молодо́й челове́к! Вы не до́лго в о́череди же бу́дете стоя́ть, потерпи́те. ― Stánʹte v óčeredʹ, molodój čelovék! Vy ne dólgo v óčeredi že búdete stojátʹ, poterpíte. ― Stand in the queue, young man! You won't be standing in the queue for long, have some patience.
  2. to begin [with imperfective infinitive ‘to do something’]
    Ста́нут ли гоня́ть они́ кры́с? ― Stánut li gonjátʹ oní krýs? ― Will they start chasing the rats?
    Он стал писа́ть. ― On stal pisátʹ. ― He began to write.
    Он стал пить. ― On stal pitʹ. ― He took to drinking.
    ста́ло быть ― stálo bytʹ ― therefore; consequently; and so
  3. (in the negative) to be willing, to be going [with imperfective infinitive ‘to do something’] (used to express a determined negative attitude)
    Я не ста́ну э́того де́лать. ― Ja ne stánu étovo délatʹ. ― I’m not going to do it.
  4. to cost [with dative ‘someone’ and в (v, + accusative) ‘some amount’]
    Во что мне это ста́нет? ― Vo što mne eto stánet? ― How much will it cost me?
    во что бы то ни ста́ло ― vo što by to ni stálo ― at all costs
  5. to become, to get, to grow [with instrumental noun or instrumental adjective or nominative adjective]
    Он стал лётчиком. ― On stal ljótčikom. ― He became a pilot.
    Он стал седы́м. ― On stal sedým. ― He became grey-haired.
    Я стал учи́телем. ― Ja stal učítelem. ― I became a teacher.
  6. (impersonal) for one to become [with dative ‘someone’ and predicative ‘in a state’]
    Всем ста́ло ску́чно. ― Vsem stálo skúšno/skúčno. ― Everyone got bored.
  7. (impersonal, in the negative) for one to continue living, for one to continue to be [with genitive ‘someone’]
    Его́ не ста́ло. ― Jevó ne stálo. ― He has passed away.
    И никого́ не ста́ло. ― I nikovó ne stálo. ― And then there were none.
Conjugation
Conjugation of ста́ть (class 15a perfective intransitive)
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Pre-reform conjugation of ста́ть (class 15a perfective intransitive)
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *statь, related to Etymology 1 above. Cognate to Ukrainian стать (statʹ), English stead, Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis).

Noun

стать • (statʹ) f inan (genitive ста́ти, nominative plural ста́ти, genitive plural ста́тей)

  1. build
  2. trait, character, type
    Она́ ему́ под стать. ― Oná jemú pod statʹ. ― She is a match for him.
  3. need
    С како́й ста́ти? ― S kakój státi? ― (colloquial) Why should I/you/he/she/it/we/they? For what reason?; why?
Declension
Declension of стать (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
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Pre-reform declension of стать (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
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References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “стать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress
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Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *statь. Cognate to Russian стать (statʹ).

Pronunciation

Noun

стать • (statʹ) f inan (genitive ста́ті, nominative plural ста́ті, genitive plural ста́тей, relational adjective стате́вий)

  1. sex, gender
  2. (rare) figure, form, build
    Synonym: по́стать (póstatʹ)

Declension

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Derived terms

References

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