stair en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /steə/ (New-Zealand) without the cheer–chair merger
- /stiə/ New Zealand, cheer–chair merger
- (Southern-England) audio
- /stɛɚ/ (General-American)
- /steː/ (Australia)
- /stɛː/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /stɜː(ɹ)/ Lancashire, fair–fur merger
- /steɾ/ (Scotland)
- /stɛə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (US) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *stéygʰeti Proto-Germanic *stīganą Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *staigijaną Proto-Indo-European *-rós Proto-Germanic *-raz Proto-Germanic *staigraz Proto-Germanic *staigriz Proto-West Germanic *staigri Old English stǣġer Middle English steire English stair From Middle English steire, staire, stayre, stayer, steir, steyre, steyer, from Old English stǣġer (“stair, staircase”), from Proto-West Germanic *staigri, from Proto-Germanic *staigriz (“stairs, scaffolding”), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (“to walk, proceed, march, climb”). Cognate with Dutch steiger (“a stair, step, wharf, pier, scaffolding”), Middle Low German steiger, steir (“scaffolding”), German Low German Steiger (“a scaffold; trestle”). Related to Old English āstǣġan (“to ascend, go up, embark”), Old English stīġan (“to go, move, reach; ascend, mount, go up, spring up, rise; scale”), German Stiege (“a flight of stairs”). More at sty.
Meanings
- A single step in a staircase.
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A series of steps; a staircase.
Among other work done, according to the letter: CPR replaced the bottom of a deteriorating stair column base with hollow steel structural sections; conducted exploratory demolition on the underside of an eave that required “removal and reconstruction”; and removed all loose “cracked, spalled, deteriorated, and delaminated concrete” and damaged stucco from the underside of balcony eaves on 114 of the building’s 136 units, the letter said.
2021 July 2, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells, Francesca Giuliani-Hoffman, “Firm held off on repairs because of stability issues in months before Surfside building collapse”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Nov 2021:Yesterday, upon the stair / I met a man who wasn’t there / He wasn’t there again today / I wish, I wish he’d go away …
1899, Hughes Mearns, Antigonish:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stairs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
stairbuilder (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair gate (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairfoot (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair-stepper (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · upstairs (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · staired (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairhead (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairtower (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairwards (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairwork (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairlike (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairclimber (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairwise (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairward (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair wire (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairflight (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairstep (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · airstair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairwell (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · downstairs (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairbuilding (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · understair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairmaster (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairgate (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · missing stair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · staircase (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairclimbing (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair rod (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair lift (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair hall (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairway (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair-stepping (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairlift (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · backstair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairchair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair glider (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · upstair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairful (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair-wire (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · screw stair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · downstair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairless (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · above-stairs (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stairs (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair-step (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · forestair (Terms derived from stair (noun)) · stair railings (Terms derived from stair (noun))
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Synonyms
Translations (133)
io eskalero (series of steps) · el σκάλα (series of steps) · el σκαλοπάτι (single step) · be прысту́пка (single step) · ba баҫма (single step) · izh traput (series of steps) · fi porras (single step) · ja 階段 (series of steps) · eo ŝtupo (single step) · de Stiege (series of steps) · et trepp (series of steps) · th บันได (series of steps) · fr escalier (series of steps) · oc escalièr (series of steps) · ja 段 (single step) · id tangga (series of steps) · eu eskailera (series of steps) · pl stopień (single step) · mk ска́ла (series of steps) · he מדרגות (series of steps) · is stigi (series of steps) · be усхо́ды (series of steps) · ba баҫҡыс (single step) · th กระได (series of steps) · de Stufe (single step) · alt баскыш (single step) · km កាំជណ្ដើរ (series of steps) · lt laiptas (single step) · lv kāpnes (series of steps) · sc iscalera (series of steps) · de Treppe (series of steps) · alt баскыш (series of steps) · hy սանդուղք (series of steps) · fr volée (series of steps) · ka კიბე (series of steps) · sc scaba (series of steps) · ru ступе́нь (single step) · fa پلکان (series of steps) · da trappe (series of steps) · eo ŝtuparo (series of steps) · pa پَوڑی (single step) · is þrep (single step) · sh stubište (series of steps) · hy աստիճաններ (series of steps) · sv trappa (series of steps) · kk баспалдақ (series of steps) · es escalera (series of steps) · fo trappa (series of steps) · hu lépcsősor (series of steps) · cmn 樓梯 /楼梯 (series of steps) · alt тепкиш (series of steps) · ro treaptă (single step) · tr merdiven (single step) · ja 石段 (single step) · pt degrau (single step) · ru ступе́нька (single step) · jv undhak-undhakan (series of steps) · lo ບັນໄດ (series of steps) · uk схі́дець (single step) · arz سلمة (single step) · sc iscala (series of steps) · vi cầu thang (series of steps) · cs schody (series of steps) · my လှေကား (series of steps) · it scalino (single step) · es peldaño (single step) · pa پَوڑیاں (series of steps) · nl tree (single step) · hu lépcsőfok (single step) · bg стълбище (series of steps) · io grado (single step) · gd staidhre (series of steps) · de Treppenstufe (single step) · sv trappsteg (single step) · el σκαλί (single step) · uk схо́ди (series of steps) · mi arawhata (series of steps) · kl majuartarfiit (series of steps) · ru ступе́ньки (series of steps) · fi portaat (series of steps) · sc issaba (series of steps) · cs schodiště (series of steps) · izh trappu (single step) · gd staidhre (single step) · sk schody (series of steps) · mba hagadan (series of steps) · fr marche (single step) · fa پله (single step) · tr merdiven (series of steps) · fi portaikko (series of steps) · hy փիլաքյան (series of steps) · ms تڠݢ (series of steps) · rm stgala (series of steps) · la gradus (single step) · zza gam (diq) (single step) · ba баҫҡыс (series of steps) · uk схо́динка (single step) · it scala (series of steps) · be ле́свіца (series of steps) · nl trap (series of steps) · ky тепкич (series of steps) · lt laiptai (series of steps) · no trapp (series of steps) · lt laiptinė (series of steps) · is þrep (series of steps) · ru ле́стница (series of steps) · pt escada (series of steps) · cmn 臺階 /台阶 (single step) · rup scarã (series of steps) · mn шат (series of steps) · rsk ґарадича (single step) · el κλίμακα (series of steps) · ota نردبان (series of steps) · ill tuak (series of steps) · bg стъпало (single step) · sk schodisko (series of steps) · ms tangga (series of steps) · ceb hagdanan (series of steps) · vec scała (series of steps) · is tröppur (series of steps) · mi arapiki (series of steps) · ca esglaó (single step) · hu lépcső (series of steps) · liv strepīd (series of steps) · ca graó (single step) · is trappa (single step) · ig ǹkwà (series of steps) · ko 계단 (series of steps) · ka საფეხური (single step) · ro scară (series of steps) · he מדרגה (series of steps) · no trinn (single step) · ar سَلَالِم (series of steps)