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stav.

a staff, a rod

4 characters1 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/stɑːv/

  1. a staff, a rod

    common-gender

  2. a pole (mostly of ski poles and poles used for jumping)

    common-gender
    Sysslar man med t.ex. stavhopp eller skidåkning så håller man i stavar.

  3. a rod (rod cell in the eye)

    common-gender

  4. pole vault

    common-gender

  5. a letter (in the runic alphabet, sometimes also in the Latin alphabet)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

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

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