stable en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈsteɪ.bəl/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈstæɪ.bɫ̩] (Australia, New-Zealand)
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ˈsteɪ.bɫ̩] (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈstæɪ.bəl/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *sth₂dʰlóm Proto-Italic *staðlom Latin stab(u)lum Anglo-Norman stablebor. Middle English stable English stable Inherited from Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stab(u)lum. From Middle English stable, borrowed from Anglo-Norman stable, from Latin stab(u)lum.
Meanings
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A building, wing or dependency set apart and adapted for lodging and feeding (and training) ungulates, especially horses.
There were stalls for fourteen horses in the squire's stables.
We made an odd party before the arrival of the Ten, particularly when the Celebrity dropped in for lunch or dinner. He could not be induced to remain permanently at Mohair because Miss Trevor was at Asquith, but he appropriated a Hempstead cart from the Mohair stables and made the trip sometimes twice in a day.
1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter V, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
- (metonymically) All the racehorses of a particular stable, i.e. belonging to a given owner.
- (Scotland) A set of advocates; a barristers' chambers.
- An organization of sumo wrestlers who live and train together.
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A group of wrestlers who support each other within a wrestling storyline.
Paul, who signed with WWE in late June, appeared in a segment with Reigns' stable, the Bloodline, on Friday's episode of SmackDown after making comments earlier in the week regarding a potential match with the Tribal Chief.
2022 September 17, Thomas Kika, “WWE's Logan Paul Confronts Roman Reigns Amid Rumors of Major Title Bout”, in Newsweek:
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(slang) A group of prostitutes managed by one pimp.
My pimp vision enabled me to see that no hoe in my stable would be more worthy of the game than my young turnout red-bones.
2013, Noble Dee, Pimp: Reflection of My Life, page 167:
- A group of people who are looked after, mentored, considered or trained in one place or for a particular purpose or profession.
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A coherent or consistent set of things (typically abstract) available or presented; array.
Built into the popular conception of the genius mythos in the sciences is something more than mere intelligence; the solitary free-thinking scientist is also expected to showcase a proclivity for eccentricity, rule breaking, and unconventional thinking and behavior. But when it comes to the abuse of scientific power for sexual predation, this stable of behaviors represents a slippery slope.
2019 January, Leila McNeill, “Surely You’re a Creep, Mr. Feynman”, in The Baffler, number 43:This Article argues that to date, the Supreme Court has drawn from a narrow stable of arguments to create a fairly standard, yet coarse, analysis to consider when to apply proximate cause to statutes.
2013, Sandra F. Sperino, “Statutory Proximate Cause”, in Notre Dame Law Review, volume 88, number 3, page 1207:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stables | UK, alternative | lexicographic | |
| stables | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
stablelike · stablemaster · stableful · Augean stables · stableless · stablemate · stablewards · stablehand · lock the stable door after the horse has bolted · close the stable door after the horse has bolted · stable-stand · stable lad · stableyard · stablekeeper · shelf-stable · boarding stable · stable fly · stableward · shut the stable door after the horse has bolted · stable vice · lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen · close the stable door after the horse has been stolen · stablewoman · stable boy · stableman · stable girl · livery stable
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (254)
vec scudarìa (building for horses) · te అశ్వశాల (building for horses) · gl corte (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · fi hevostalli (building for horses) · sh воларница (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · wym śtoł (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es boyera (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · sh ста̏ја (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · it scuderia (building for horses) · sh volarnica (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · sa गोष्ठ (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · uk коша́ра (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vo monitajevodalecek (building for horses) · ru коню́шня (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · he רֶפֶת (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · vo rönajevodalecek (building for horses) · cs maštal (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es cuadra (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ms kandang kuda (building for horses) · gl bostal (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · es caballericero (building for horses) · cmn 馬棚 /马棚 (building for horses) · ar إِسْطَبْل (building for horses) · bg коню́шня (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · hi घुड़साल (building for horses) · fr écurie (building for horses) · sa गोत्र (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sh шта̏ла (building for horses) · udm вал гид (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · rm nuegl (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · oc estable (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · eo ĉevalejo (building for horses) · de Ochsenstall (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · sh ста̏ја (building for horses) · crh at aranı (building for horses) · ka თავლა (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · lt arklidės (building for horses) · sa पस्त्य (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · fur stale (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · grc ἱππών (building for horses) · tpi haus bulmakau (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · sa गोष्ठ (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · es cuadra (building for horses) · crh dam (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vi chuồng (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sh štȁla (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sk maštaľ (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · is gripahús (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ro grajd de cai (building for horses) · de Stall (building for horses) · crh aran (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es caballeriza (building for horses) · ang horsærn (building for horses) · tl kuwadra (building for horses) · ca quadra (building for horses) · mi tēpara (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es establía (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · tpi haus slip bilong ol hos (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sw imarika (building for horses) · de Stall (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ca estable (building for horses) · sh ста́јница (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · de Pferdestall (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · arz زريبة (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · sh stȁja (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · mk о́бор (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ar حَظِيرَة (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · acw إسطبل (building for horses) · fa آخور (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ar زَرِيبَة (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · tl kuwadra (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vo jobubalecek (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · mk коњу́шница (building for horses) · eo bovejo (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · nl paardenstal (building for horses) · tpi haus bilong putim ol hos (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · fur stale (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sw imarika (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · mk штала (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · unm stèpël (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ru хлев (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · uk саж (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · it stalla (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · et tall (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · fur vacjarìe (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ro grajd (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · he אֻרְוָה (building for horses) · ko 마구간 (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · pt estábulo (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · nb fjøs (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · de Kuhstall (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ro staul (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · arz زريبة (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es establía (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · pt estábulo (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · el σταύλος (building for horses) · da stald (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · te కొట్టము (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ca cavallerissa (building for horses) · io kavaleyo (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ru коню́шня (building for horses) · rm uigl (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · la equīle (building for horses) · rm stalla (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · it scuderia (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · hy գոմ (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · vo toralecek (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · hy ախոռ (building for horses) · wa ståve (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · cmn 牛舍 (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · es establo (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · is fjós (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · tpi haus slip bilong ol hos (building for horses) · ca estable (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · hi गोष्ठ (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · bg коню́шня (building for horses) · rm stala (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vec stała (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · nb stall (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ang steall (building for horses) · sk koniareň (building for horses) · tt ат абзары (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vo lecek (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · pt cocheira (building for horses) · ro grajd (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es establo (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · kn ಅಶ್ವಶಾಲೆ (building for horses) · hi गोष्ठ (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · cmn 馬厩 (building for horses) · id kandang (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sl hlev (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · tpi haus bilong ol hos (building for horses) · vi chuồng ngựa (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · scn stadda (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · id istal (building for horses) · es boíl (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ja 厩舎 (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · hi अश्वशाला (building for horses) · hi गौशाला (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · tpi haus bilong ol hos (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gl corte (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ast establu (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · hy ախոռ (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sk stajňa (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gl boil (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · cmn 馬厩 (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sh шта̏ла (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gl boedo (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ar اِسْطَبْل (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sh stájnica (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ang steall (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · mi whare hōiho (building for horses) · okm 멀험 (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · be каню́шня (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · hi तबेला (building for horses) · sv stall (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · pl stajnia (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · la stabulum (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · cs konírna (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gl estrabiza (building for horses) · de Rennstall (building for horses) · be хлеў (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · is fjós (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · izh lautta (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ga stábla (building for horses) · tpi haus bilong hos (building for horses) · sk maštaľ (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · acw إسطبل (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · uk коню́шня (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · fi talli (building for horses) · pdt Staul (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sip རྟ་ར (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vo kunalecek (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · el στάβλος (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · it scuderie (building for horses) · be ста́йня (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vec vacarìa (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · fo stallur (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · bg обо́р (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · pt estrebaria (building for horses) · cmn 馬棚 /马棚 (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · tpi haus bilong hos (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sk stajňa (building for horses) · id istal (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sh коњу̀ша̄рница (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · is stallur (building for horses) · fi talli (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · tpi haus bilong putim ol hos (building for horses) · scn stadda (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · nl stal (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es establía (building for horses) · sw imarika (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ja 馬小屋 (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vec stala (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · mk шта́ла (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · uk хлів (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gu અશ્વશાળા (building for horses) · ko 축사 (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · lv stallis (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vo bubalecek (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · izh talli (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vec scudarìa (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gl cortello (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · fr étable (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sh konjùšārnica (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ga stábla (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · udm гид (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · tr ahır (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · is hesthús (building for horses) · fi navetta (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ru сто́йло (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · sh štȁla (building for horses) · vo lecek (building for horses) · gu તબેલો (building for horses) · gu અસ્તબલ (building for horses) · vo veteralecek (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · sip རྟ་ར (building for horses) · sv stall (building for horses) · rm stala (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · unm stèpël (building for horses) · hi अस्तबल (building for horses) · de Pferdestall (building for horses) · rm stalla (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ms kandang (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gd stàball (building for horses) · cmn 牛棚 (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · es cija (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · udm вал гид (building for horses) · gl busto (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · ar زَرِيبَة (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · hi अश्वालय (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · uk ста́йня (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · nb stall (building for horses) · mr अश्वशाला (building for horses) · cs stáj (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · gd stàball (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · ka საჯინიბო (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · crh ahır (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es caballeriza (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · pt cavalariça (building for horses) · uk кінни́ця (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · fr étable (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · arz اسطبل (building for horses) · sh stȁja (building for horses) · mr तबेला (building for horses) · vo jevodalecek (building for horses) · fr écurie (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · es establo (building for horses) · ga stábla (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · vec stała (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · es caballericero (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · it stalla (stable for oxen, cows, cattle) · fa اصطبل (building for managing ungulates, normally horses) · eo stalo (building for managing ungulates, normally horses)