UrsprungFormed from the verb stå (“to stand, be upright”), likely with influence from Middle Low German stān, from Old Saxon stān. Cognate with English stand, Danish stand, Norwegian Bokmål stand, Norwegian Nynorsk stand.
- neuterto (manage to) bring about
“få till stånd en förändring” — manage to bring about a change
- neuterto happen (of something planned)
“Båtturen kom äntligen till stånd” — The boat trip finally happened
- neuterstate, condition
“Han är i stånd att göra vad som helst för makt” — He is capable of doing anything for power
“Han är inte i stånd / är ur stånd att ta hand om sig själv” — He is unable to take care of himself
- neuterto successfully defend oneself, to hold one's ground
“hålla stånd mot fienden” — hold the ground against the enemy
“Polisen höll stånd mot demonstranterna” — The police held off the demonstrators
- in-compounds, neuter, usuallyerection (being upright)
- informal, neuterpenile erection
“Han fick stånd” — He got an erection
“Han har stånd” — He has an erection
“ett stenhårt stånd” — a rock-hard erection
- in-compounds, neuterheight, level (of a natural phenomenon, usually a body of water, or of an instrument that measures a natural phenomenon)
“högt vattenstånd i älven” — high water level in the river
“barometerstånd” — barometric pressure
“solstånd” — solstice
- neutera booth, a stand, a stall (from which something is sold, for example at a market place)
“sälja korv i ett korvstånd” — sell hot dogs from a hot dog stand
- neutermarital status
- historical, neuteran estate (especially an estate of the realm)
“Förr i tiden fanns fyra ständer: adel, präster, borgare och bönder.” — In the past there were four estates: noblemen, priests, bourgeoisie and peasants.
Formerstånd(indefinite, nominative, singular) · stånds(genitive, indefinite, singular) · ståndet(definite, nominative, singular) · ståndets(definite, genitive, singular) · stånd(indefinite, nominative, plural) · stånds(genitive, indefinite, plural) · stånden(definite, nominative, plural) · ståndens(definite, genitive, plural)