Oxford Latin Dictionary
Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, 1823.stō on page 1823
latin
page_listing.tpl
page_subListingDetails.tpl
sub_listingDetails_style1.tpl
sub_listingDetails.title.tpl
stāre to stand
stāre is a Latin Verb that primarily means to stand.
Definitions for stāre
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
to stand, stand still or firm
English derivatives:
stable state station statue stature statute establish instant instate reinstate stay
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
(of men, animals) To stand, be in a standing position, stand up. (b) to stand in attendance. (c) to stand (with a stated or implied intention); (spec., in order to solicit custom as a prostitute). (d) (of cattle, etc.) to stand, i.e. be housed.
- 2
To stand up (in or for combat). (b) stans (in phr. stans missus), still standing (term applied to a gladiator whose fight is terminated while the contest is still undecided).
- 3
To stand firm (in battle or combat). (b) (of a play, playwright) to hold (its) place, be successful.
- 4
(of things) To be in an upright position on or set in the ground or other support, stand. (b) stans, (of trees, crops) standing (i.e. not felled, cut, etc.). (c0) (of statues). (d) (of non-solids).
- 5
(of things normally recumbent, etc.) To be or become upright, stand erect. (b) (usu. w. wbl.) to be stiff or rigid (with); to be thick or solid (with). (c) to stand out (in relief), be prominent; (of eyes) to start, stand out from their sockets.
Sentences with stāre
Latin to English
Davus ad portam stat.Compare Davus stands near the door.
Sto obnisus Samnites, quanquam plus accipio, quam infero, vulnus.Compare The Samnites keep their ground obstinately, although they receive more wounds than they inflict.
Unusque hora quadringenti opus annus, qui Alba sto, exitium ac ruina do.Compare And in one hour he gave to destruction and ruin the labour of four hundred years, during which Alba had stood.
Nec quisquam aequalis tempus ille scriptor exsto, qui satis certus auctor sto.Compare Nor is there any writer contemporary with those times extant, on whom we may depend as a tolerably sure authority.
Non in Caesare tantum nomen erat nec fama ducis, sed nescia virtus stare loco, solusque pudor non vincere bello.Compare Not only had Caesar a great name and a general's glory, but his valor knew no rest, and the only thing he looked upon as a disgrace was not winning a battle.
Conjugation table for stāre
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| stō stās stat stāmus stātis stant | stābam stābās stābat stābāmus stābātis stābant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| stetī stetistī stetit stetimus stetistis stetērunt / stetēre | steteram steterās steterat steterāmus steterātis steterant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| stābō stābis stābit stābimus stābitis stābunt | steterō steteris steterit steterimus steteritis steterint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| stem stēs stet stēmus stētis stent | stārem stārēs stāret stārēmus stārētis stārent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| steterim steteris steterit steterimus steteritis steterint | stetissem stetissēs stetisset stetissēmus stetissētis stetissent |
Infinitive present stāre Infinitive perfect stetisse Infinitive future statūrum esse | Imperative present stā stāte Imperative future stātō stātō stātōte stantō |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| - - stātur - - - | - - stābātur - - - |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| - - status est - - - | - - status erat - - - |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| - - stābitur - - - | - - status erit - - - |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| - - stētur - - - | - - stārētur - - - |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| - - status sit - - - | - - status esset - - - |
Infinitive present stārī Infinitive perfect statum esse Infinitive future statum īrī | Imperative present - - Imperative future - stātō - - |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | stāns | stantēs |
| Gen. | stantis | stantium |
| Dat. | stantī | stantibus |
| Acc. | stantem | stantēs |
| Abl. | stante | stantibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | statūrus | statūrī |
| Gen. | statūrī | statūrōrum |
| Dat. | statūrō | statūrīs |
| Acc. | statūrum | statūrōs |
| Abl. | statūrō | statūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | status | statī |
| Gen. | statī | statōrum |
| Dat. | statō | statīs |
| Acc. | statum | statōs |
| Abl. | statō | statīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | standus | standī |
| Gen. | standī | standōrum |
| Dat. | standō | standīs |
| Acc. | standum | standōs |
| Abl. | standō | standīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | stāre | statum |
| Gen. | standī | statū |
| Dat. | standō | |
| Acc. | standum | |
| Abl. | standō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 86.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1823.
- Word frequencies
- Christopher Francese, "Latin Core Vocabulary," Dickinson College Commentaries, last modified 2014, http://dcc.dickinson.edu.
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 120.
Bibliography
Allen, Joseph H. Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar for Schools and Colleges: Founded on Comparative Grammar. Edited by James B. Greenough, George L. Kittredge, Albert A. Howard, and Benjamin L. D'Ooge. Boston, MA: Ginn & Company, 1903.
Crystal, David. A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. 6th ed. Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing, 2008.
Delatte, Louis, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard. Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language]. Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège (L.A.S.L.A.), 1981.
Diederich, Paul B. The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings. PhD diss., Columbia University, 1939.
Francese, Christopher. "Latin Core Vocabulary." Dickinson College Commentaries. Last modified 2014. http://dcc.dickinson.edu/latin-vocabulary-list.
Gildersleeve, Basil L., and Gonzales Lodge. Gildersleeve's Latin Grammar: Third Edition, Revised, and Enlarged. 3rd ed. London, England: Macmillan and Co., 1903.
Glare, Peter G.W. Oxford Latin Dictionary. Vols. 1-8. Oxford, England: Clarendon Press, 1982.
Krüger, Bernd. "Latin Conjugation Tables." Cactus2000. Accessed May 5, 2023. https://latin.cactus2000.de/index.en.php.
Pierson, Nick. "Sound of Text." Accessed October 26, 2019. https://soundoftext.com.
Wheelock, Frederick M. Wheelock's Latin. 6th ed. Revised by Richard A. LaFleur. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005.
Wiktionary Contributors. "Victionarium." Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. Updated March 18, 2019. https://la.wiktionary.org/wiki/Victionarium:Pagina_prima.
Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "stō, stāre, stetī, statum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed February 4, 2025. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/sto-stare-steti-statum.
Entry created on . Last updated on .
Wheelock's Latin
Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 86.stō, stāre, stetī, statum on page 86
