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stade en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /steɪd/
• /sted/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Latin stadium, from Ancient Greek στάδιον (stádion), a 600-foot racetrack, a distance of 600 Greek feet. Cognate with French stade. Doublet of stadium, stadion, and estadio.

Meanings

1. (historical) Synonym of stadion (“former Greek unit of distance”).
2. (dated) A track for footraces and its surrounding stadium.
3. (obsolete) A stage of progress ▸ in a journey.
4. (obsolete) A stage of progress ▸ of a disease.
5. A stage of progress ▸ in glaciation during which a secondary advance of the glaciers occurs.

Forms

Synonyms

stadion

stade en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /steɪd/
• /sted/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Spanish estado, from Latin status (“standing”), in reference to it being roughly the height of a grown man. Doublet of estate, state, status, and estado.

Meanings

1. (historical) A unit of length notionally based on the height of a grown man, equivalent to a fathom.
2. (obsolete) Synonym of estadio: a traditional Spanish unit of measure equivalent to about 1.67 m.

Forms

Synonyms

estadio

stade en · NOUN · etymology 3

Pronunciation

• /steɪd/
• /sted/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Dutch stad. Doublet of stead.

Meanings

1. (obsolete, rare) A chief town in an area or country.

Forms

stade en · NOUN · etymology 4

Pronunciation

• /steɪd/
• /sted/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From German Stade, a town in Hanover.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) Fabric or textiles from or similar to those of Stade.

Forms

stade en · NOUN · etymology 5

Pronunciation

• /steɪd/
• /sted/ (Scotland)

Etymology

From Old English staed. Cognate with German Gestade (“shore”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) A station for ships, as an anchorage or wharf.

Forms

Relateds

staith