different between stond vs stonk

English

Alternative forms

• stound

Etymology

For stand.

Noun

stond (plural stonds)

1. (obsolete) stop; halt; hindrance
   • 1625, Francis Bacon, Of Studies

     Nay, there is no stond or impediment in the wit but may be wrought out by fit studies; like as diseases of the body may have appropriate exercises.

2. (obsolete) A stand; a post; a station.

Anagrams

• don't's, don'ts

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /st?nt/
• Hyphenation: stond
• Rhymes: -?nt

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stonde, from Old Dutch stunda (“time, while”), from Proto-Germanic *stund? (“time, while”). More at stound. Cognate with German Stunde

Noun

stond f (plural stonden, diminutive stondje n)

1. time; point in time, moment
2. age, epoch
3. hour

Synonyms

• (chronology): uur

Derived terms

• aanstonds
• avondstond
• doodsstond
• kortstondig
• middagstond
• morgenstond
• noenestond
• ochtendstond
• schemerstond
• terstond

Etymology 2

See staan.

Verb

stond

1. singular past indicative of staan

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /st??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /st??k/, /st??k/
• Rhymes: -??k

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly of imitative origin. Compare stomp.

Alternatively from st(andard linear) (c)onc(entration).

Noun

stonk (plural stonks)

1. (informal) A heavy artillery bombardment.

Verb

stonk (third-person singular simple present stonks, present participle stonking, simple past and past participle stonked)

1. (informal) To unleash such a bombardment.
2. (informal) To overwhelm.

Derived terms

• stonker

Etymology 2

Alteration of stock, possibly under the influence of stink in reference to stocks relating to amateur or bad decisions, or financial loss. Possibly also nonsense; compare stronk, thonk.

Noun

stonk (plural stonks)

1. (Internet slang, humorous) A stock (financial sense).

Anagrams

• Tonks, knots, tonks

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??k

Verb

stonk

1. singular past indicative of stinken

Anagrams

• knots