Statt

statt stått German Etymology de ine-pro *steh₂- de :from Stadt A mere orthographic variant of de Stadt city. de Stätte Stadt. Cognate with en stead. Pronunciation de /ʃtat/ de at 1 Noun f.sg de literary obsolescent abode, stead, place Usage notes The word is now obsolete outside of compounds and the rare expression de bleibende Statt lasting abode. Most compounds with de -statt are either archaic or have a more common variant with de -stätte. The main exception is de Werkstatt workshop. All such compounds, moreover, now form the plural with de -stätten. The older plural de -stätte is obsolete (see citations page for examples). Until the 1996 spelling reform, de Statt was also used in expressions like de an meiner Statt in my stead, instead of me. This spelling is still found, but the standard form is now de an meiner statt, where de statt is interpreted as a postpositioned use of the preposition de statt instead. Declension f.sg Derived terms de anstatt Bettstatt statt stattfinden Schlafstatt Walstatt Werkstatt Further reading Hunsrik Alternative forms hrx xtat Wiesemann Etymology From hrx goh stat, from hrx gem-pro *stadiz, from hrx ine-pro *stéh₂tis.156 2 Cognate with de Stadt and en stead. Pronunciation Noun f Stett Stettche city luk 22 10 Wën tëyer in ti xtat khomt, en man mit en waser kruuch wil aych pekeechne. When you come to the city, a man with a water jar will meet you. Derived terms hrx Stetter References hrx Cities