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station
English
Etymology
From Middle English stacioun, borrowed from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin stati?nem, accusative of stati? (“standing, post, job, position”), whence also Italian stazione. Doublet of stagione.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ste???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
station (plural stations)
- A stopping place.
- A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
- A ground transportation depot.
- A place where one stands or stays or is assigned to stand or stay.
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
- " […] Meanwhile, lest anything should really be amiss, or any malefactor seek to escape by the back, you and the boy must go round the corner with a pair of good sticks and take your post at the laboratory door. We give you ten minutes, to get to your stations."
- 1886, Robert Louis Stevenson, Strange Case Of Dr Jekyll And Mr Hyde
- (US) A gas station, service station.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- A regular stopping place for ground transportation.
- A place where workers are stationed.
- An official building from which police or firefighters operate.
- A place where one performs a task or where one is on call to perform a task.
- A military base.
- A place used for broadcasting radio or television.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A very large sheep or cattle farm.
- 1890, A. B. Paterson, The Man From Snowy River,
- There was movement at the station, for the word had passed around, / that the colt from old Regret had got away,
- 1993, Kay Walsh, Joy W. Hooton, Dowker, L. O., entry in Australian Autobiographical Narratives: 1850-1900, page 69,
- Tiring of sheep, he took work on cattle stations, mustering cattle on vast unfenced holdings, and looking for work ‘nigger-bossing’, or supervising Aboriginal station hands.
- 2003, Margo Daly, Anne Dehne, Rough Guide to Australia, page 654,
- The romance of the gritty station owner in a crumpled Akubra, his kids educated from the remote homestead by the School of the Air, while triple-trailer road trains drag tornadoes of dust across the plains, creates a stirring idea of the modern-day pioneer battling against the elemental Outback.
- 1890, A. B. Paterson, The Man From Snowy River,
- An official building from which police or firefighters operate.
- (Christianity) Any of the Stations of the Cross.
- (Christianity) The Roman Catholic fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week, Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which condemned Christ, and of his passion.
- (Christianity) A church in which the procession of the clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Addis & Arnold to this entry?)
- Standing; rank; position.
- And they in France of the best rank and station
- A broadcasting entity.
- (Newfoundland) A harbour or cove with a foreshore suitable for a facility to support nearby fishing.
- (surveying) Any of a sequence of equally spaced points along a path.
- The particular place, or kind of situation, in which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.
- (mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as a landing, or passing place, or for the accommodation of a pump, tank, etc.
- Post assigned; office; the part or department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of duty or occupation; employment.
- (medicine) The position of the foetal head in relation to the distance from the ischial spines, measured in centimetres.
- (obsolete) The fact of standing still; motionlessness, stasis.
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.5:
- […] the cross legs [are] moving or resting together, so that two are always in motion and two in station at the same time […]
- 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.5:
- (astronomy) The apparent standing still of a superior planet just before it begins or ends its retrograde motion.
Synonyms
- (broadcasting entity): (that broadcasts television) channel
- (ground transport depot): sta (abbreviation), stn (abbreviation)
- (military base): base, military base
- (large sheep or cattle farm): farm, ranch
Derived terms
Descendants
- ? Cebuano: estasyon
- ? Hindi: ?????? (s?e?an)
- ? Irish: stáisiún
- ? Malay: stesen
- ? Punjabi: ??????/?????? (sa???an)
- ? Scottish Gaelic: stèisean
- ? Urdu: ?????? (s?e?an)
Translations
References
- “station” in the Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 2004. (Newfoundland station)
Verb
station (third-person singular simple present stations, present participle stationing, simple past and past participle stationed) (transitive)
- (usually passive) To put in place to perform a task.
- The host stationed me at the front door to greet visitors.
- I was stationed on the pier.
- The Costa Rican's lofted corner exposed Arsenal's own problems with marking, and Berbatov, stationed right in the middle of goal, only needed to take a gentle amble back to find the space to glance past Vito Mannone
- To put in place to perform military duty.
- They stationed me overseas just as fighting broke out.
- I was stationed at Fort Richie.
Translations
Anagrams
- sat on it
Danish
Etymology
From Latin stati? (“position, station”), derived from the verb stare (“to stand”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [sd?a??o?n]
Noun
station c (singular definite stationen, plural indefinite stationer)
- station (major stopping place for busses or trains)
- station (a building which is the center for an institution, in particular a police station)
- station (a company broadcasting radio or television)
Inflection
Derived terms
- brandstation
- endestation
- flyvestation
- mellemstation
- politistation
- pumpestation
- radiostation
- rutebilstation
- stationsby
- togstation
References
- “station” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French station.
Pronunciation
- (Netherlands) IPA(key): /sta????n/
- Hyphenation: sta?ti?on
- Rhymes: -?n
Noun
station n (plural stations, diminutive stationnetje n)
- station (place for vehicles to stop)
- Synonym: statie
Derived terms
- benzinestation
- eindstation
- metrostation
- NS-station
- onderzoeksstation
- pompstation
- ruimtestation
- stationsgebouw
- stationschef
- tramstation
- treinstation
- tussenstation
- wegwaaistation
- weerstation
Descendants
- ? Indonesian: stasiun
- ? Javanese: setasiyun
See also
- depot
French
Etymology
From Old French estation, estacion, borrowed from Latin st?ti?, st?ti?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sta.sj??/
Noun
station f (plural stations)
- station
Derived terms
Further reading
- “station” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- tâtions
Interlingua
Noun
station (plural stationes)
- station (place where workers are stationed)
Scots
Etymology
From Middle English st?cioun, from Anglo-Norman estation, from Latin stati?nem, accusative of stati? (“standing, post, job, position”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?ste??n]
Noun
station (plural stations)
- station
References
- “station” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries.
- “station” in Eagle, Andy, editor, The Online Scots Dictionary[4], 2016.
- “station” in John J Graham, The Shetland Dictionary, Lerwick: Shetland Times Ltd, 1979, ?ISBN.
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stati?nem, accusative of stati?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sta??u?n/
Noun
station c
- station
- A facility used for broadcasting of transmissions.
- A facility (used by a state run department) or by scientists for collecting data.
- Place where one exits or enters a train, bus etc.
Declension
Related terms
- stationär
Derived terms
(facility used for broadcasting):
(facility used by a department or collecting of data):
(place where one exits or enters a train, bus etc.):
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brand
English
Etymology
From Middle English brand, from Old English brand (“fire; flame; burning; torch; sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“flame; flaming; fire-brand; torch; sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”). Cognate with Scots brand, West Frisian brân (“fire”), Dutch brand, German Brand, Swedish brand (“blaze, fire”), Icelandic brandur, French brand (< Germanic). Parallel to e.g. Proto-Slavic *gor?ti (“to burn”) from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to bubble forth; brew; spew forth; burn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?ænd/
- Rhymes: -ænd
Noun
brand (plural brands)
- (obsolete, rare) A conflagration; a flame.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Goe to prepare the maryages what neede the torchis light? be holde the towres of troy do shyne with brandes that blase full bright.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Is yet againe thy brest enflamde,
with brande of venus might
- Is yet againe thy brest enflamde,
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- (archaic or poetic) A piece of burning wood or peat, or a glowing cinder.
- 1513, Gavin Douglas, The Eneados
- The fearful brands and bleezes of het fire.
- 1859-1890, John Gorham Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War
- Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof.
- 1559, Jasper Heywood (translator), Troas
- Or when amid the Grecians shippes,
he threw the brandes of fyre.
- Or when amid the Grecians shippes,
- 1513, Gavin Douglas, The Eneados
- (Scotland, Northern England) A torch used for signaling.
- (archaic) A sword.
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Galahad
- The shattering trumpet shrilleth high,
The hard brands shiver on the steel,
The splinter'd spear-shafts crack and fly,
The horse and rider reel
- The shattering trumpet shrilleth high,
- ?, Alfred Tennyson, Sir Galahad
- A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask.
- A branding iron.
- The symbolic identity, represented by a name and/or a logo, which indicates a certain product or service to the public.
- A specific product, service, or provider so distinguished.
- (by extension) Any specific type or variety of something; a distinct style or manner.
- The public image or reputation and recognized, typical style of an individual or group.
- 2011, Tom Bevan, Carl M. Cannon, Election 2012: The Battle Begins, Crown (?ISBN)
- The Obama brand had taken a hit two months earlier, when he campaigned for Creigh Deeds in Virginia and Jon Corzine in New Jersey, only to see them both lose.
- 2012, Start Your Own Personal Concierge Service, Entrepreneur Press (?ISBN), page 104:
- Her brand is edgy, cosmopolitan, and out-of-the-box, so blogging is the perfect, ever-changing match for her.
- 2019, Sally Thorne, 99 Percent Mine: A Novel, HarperCollins (?ISBN):
- He unplugged my umbilical cord to take a leisurely swig, smirking, watching me turn blue before giving it back. My cardiologist told me that was impossible, but I'm still convinced. That's very on-brand for [my twin] Jamie.
- 2011, Tom Bevan, Carl M. Cannon, Election 2012: The Battle Begins, Crown (?ISBN)
- A mark of infamy; stigma.
- Any minute fungus producing a burnt appearance in plants.
Synonyms
- (distinguishing name, symbol or logo): trademark, logo, brand name, marque, tradename, proprietary name
- (reputation): repute, name, good name
Hyponyms
- (mark made by burning a human): badge
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
brand (third-person singular simple present brands, present participle branding, simple past and past participle branded)
- (transitive) To burn the flesh with a hot iron, either as a marker (for criminals, slaves etc.) or to cauterise a wound.
- When they caught him, he was branded and then locked up.
- (transitive) To mark (especially cattle) with a brand as proof of ownership.
- The ranch hands had to brand every new calf by lunchtime.
- (transitive) To make an indelible impression on the memory or senses.
- Her face is branded upon my memory.
- (transitive) To stigmatize, label (someone).
- He was branded a fool by everyone that heard his story.
- I had never defrauded a man of a farthing, nor called him knave behind his back. But now the last rag that covered my nakedness had been torn from me. I was branded a blackleg, card-sharper, and murderer.
- (transitive, marketing) To associate a product or service with a trademark or other name and related images.
- They branded the new detergent "Suds-O", with a nature scene inside a green O on the muted-colored recycled-cardboard box.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- brand new
- rebrand
See also
References
- brand at OneLook Dictionary Search
- brand in Keywords for Today: A 21st Century Vocabulary, edited by The Keywords Project, Colin MacCabe, Holly Yanacek, 2018.
- brand in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brant/
Etymology 1
From Dutch brand, from Middle Dutch brant, from Old Dutch *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Noun
brand (plural brande, diminutive brandjie)
- destructive, catastrophic fire (such as a house fire)
Etymology 2
From Dutch branden, from Middle Dutch branden.
Verb
brand (present brand, present participle brandende, past participle gebrand)
- (ergative) to burn
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish brand, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz, compare with Swedish brand, English brand, German Brand.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bran?/, [?b???n?]
- Homophone: brænd
Noun
brand c (singular definite branden, plural indefinite brande)
- fire (large, destructive fire, as in a building)
- smut (plant disease)
Inflection
References
- “brand,1” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 2
Borrowed from English brand, cognate with the former word.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?nd/, [?b??æ?nd?]
Noun
brand n (singular definite brandet, plural indefinite brands)
- brand (public image)
- brand (a specific product)
Inflection
References
- “brand,2” in Den Danske Ordbog
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bra?nd/, [?b??æ?nd?]
Verb
brand
- imperative of brande
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br?nt/
- Hyphenation: brand
- Rhymes: -?nt
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch brant, from Old Dutch *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Noun
brand m (plural branden, diminutive brandje n)
- destructive, catastrophic fire (such as a house fire)
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: brand
See also
- rook
- vuur
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
brand
- first-person singular present indicative of branden
- imperative of branden
French
Etymology
From Middle French brand, from Old French brant, from Frankish *brand (“firebrand, flaming sword”), from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (“firebrand, torch, sword”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu- (“to burn”). Cognate with Old High German brant (“fire, firebrand, burning iron”), Old English brand (“fire, flame, brand, torch, sword, weapon”), Old Norse brandr (“fire, firebrand, sword”). More at English brand.
Noun
brand m (plural brands)
- (archaic) a sword
Further reading
- “brand” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Icelandic
Noun
brand
- indefinite accusative singular of brandur
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English brand.
Noun
brand m (invariable)
- brand (product symbol)
Middle English
Alternative forms
- braund, brend, brond, broond
Etymology
From Old English brand, from Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/, /bra?nd/
- (from OE brond) IPA(key): /br?nd/, /br??nd/
Noun
brand (plural brandes)
- fire, flame
- burning wood or coal
- torch (lit stick)
- sword, blade
Related terms
Descendants
- English: brand
- Scots: brand
- Yola: broan
References
- “br??nd, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse brandr. Doublet of brann.
Noun
brand m (definite singular branden, indefinite plural brandar, definite plural brandane)
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References
- “brand” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/
Noun
brand m (plural brands)
- (nautical) pitch (movement around the beam axis)
Old Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse brandr.
Noun
brand
- fire (occurrence of fire in a certain place)
Descendants
- Danish: brand
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.
Alternative forms
- brond
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /br?nd/
Noun
brand m
- firebrand; torch
- a sword (poetic)
Declension
Descendants
- Middle English: brand, brond
- English: brand
- Scots: brand
Old Norse
Noun
brand
- indefinite accusative singular of brandr
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish brander, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz, from Proto-Indo-European *b?renu-. A derivative of brinna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brand/, [bran??d?]
- Rhymes: -and
Noun
brand c
- accidental, uncontrollable fire, conflagration
Declension
Derived terms
- bilbrand
- brandbomb
- brandfara
- brandfarlig
- brandfilt
- brandförsäkring
- brandkår
- brandlarm
- brandrea
- brandrisk
- brandskada
- brandsläckare
- gräsbrand
- husbrand
- mordbrand
- skogsbrand
- zombiebrand
See also
References
- brand in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “brand”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
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