stojan

See also: Stojan

Czech

Etymology

From stát +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstojan]
  • Hyphenation: sto‧jan

Noun

stojan m inan

  1. stand, rack or support

Declension

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

Gothic

Romanization

stōjan

  1. romanization of 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌾𐌰𐌽

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɔ.jan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɔjan
  • Syllabification: sto‧jan

Noun

stojan m inan

  1. stator (stationary part of a rotary system)

Declension

Further reading

  • stojan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Slovak

Etymology

From stoj- (to stand) +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɔjan/, [ˈstɔjan]
  • Rhymes: -ɔjan
  • Hyphenation: sto‧jan

Noun

stojan m inan (relational adjective stojanový, diminutive stojanček or stojanok)

  1. stand, rack, holder, pedestal (a device for holding, hanging, or attaching objects)
    Synonyms: podstavec, držiak
    V predsieni stál starožitný stojan na dáždniky.In the hallway stood an antique umbrella stand.
  2. (technology) frame, support, mount (a pole, rod, or pedestal used for mounting machine parts or instruments)
    Meracia sonda je upevnená na posuvnom stojane.The measuring probe is mounted on a sliding stand.
  3. (beekeeping) vertical hive, upright hive (a type of beehive where the frames or boxes are arranged vertically)
    Antonym: ležan
    Včelár sa rozhodol prejsť na stojany, pretože umožňujú lepšie rozširovanie včelstva smerom nahor.The beekeeper decided to switch to vertical hives because they allow for better expansion of the colony upwards.
  4. (cooking) cake stand, tray (a pedestal or tray for serving food like cakes or bread)
    Na elegantnom sklenenom stojane uprostred stola bola naservírovaná torta.A cake was served on an elegant glass cake stand in the middle of the table.
  5. (sports) upright, post (one of the two poles used in the high jump)
    Atlét pri poslednom pokuse nešťastne zavadil o stojan a latka spadla.During his last attempt, the athlete accidentally brushed against the upright and the bar fell.

Declension

Declension of stojan
(pattern dub)
singularplural
nominativestojanstojany
genitivestojanastojanov
dativestojanustojanom
accusativestojanstojany
locativestojanestojanoch
instrumentalstojanomstojanmi

Further reading

  • stojan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026