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See also: stand, stånd, and štand

German

Etymology

From Middle High German stant, from Old High German *stant (attested in Old High German firstant, urstant), from Proto-West Germanic *stand, a deverbal from *standan (to stand). Cognate with English stand.

Pronunciation

Noun

Stand m (strong, genitive Standes or Stands, plural Stände, diminutive Ständchen n)

  1. standing, state, status, position, situation
    Im Stande sein zu…to be able to…
    jemandem in den Stand setzento enable someone to
    Geld setzt einen in den Stand, alles zu kaufenMoney enables you to buy anything.
  2. (sociology) class, stratum (group of people with a certain social status)
    Adelsstandnobility
  3. estate
  4. booth, stand
    • 2025 September 22, “38. Schildescher Stiftsmarkt vom 26. bis 28. September. Herz des Bezirkes putzt sich heraus”, in Westfalen-Blatt, number 221, published 23 September 2025, page BF15:
      An gut 100 Ständen präsentieren sich Vereine und Geschäfte, bieten die heimischen Gastronomen eine Auswahl ihrer Spezialitäten an.
      At around 100 vendor booths you get local associations and businesses presenting themselves and restaurateurs offer their choice delicacies.
  5. (Switzerland) canton (state of Switzerland)
    Synonym: Kanton

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bulgarian: щанд (štand)
  • Dutch: stand (semantic loan)
  • Danish: stand (semantic loan)
  • Hungarian: stand
  • Macedonian: штанд (štand)
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: stand
  • Serbo-Croatian: шта̏нд / štȁnd

Further reading

  • Stand” in Duden online
  • Stand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German stand.

Pronunciation

Noun

Stand m (plural Stänn)

  1. stand, stall
  2. level, position (e.g. in a hierarchy)
  3. stage, phase (e.g. of a project)
  4. score (in a game)

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