stud
English
/stʌd/
noun
Definitions
- A male animal, especially a stud horse (stallion), kept for breeding.
- A female animal, especially a studmare (broodmare), kept for breeding.
- also by extension A group of such animals.
- An animal (usually livestock) that has been registered and is retained for breeding.
- A place, such as a ranch, where such animals are kept.
- (colloquial) A sexually attractive male; also a lover in great demand.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English stood inherited from Old English stōd (enclosure for horses) inherited from Proto-Germanic *stōdą.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*stōdą
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- StudlyCaps English
- bestud English
- book English
- cyberstud English
- fish English
- mark English
- master English
- muffin English
- stud book English
- studded tire English
- studdery English
- studfish English
- studless English
- studlike English
- studliness English
- studly English
- studly caps English
- studmark English
- studmaster English
- studmuffin English
- studwork English
- superstud English
- tire English
- work English
- Dreilochstute German
- Stute German
- stoet Dutch, Flemish
- *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European
- *stōdą Proto-Germanic
- *stōþ Proto-Germanic
- sto Norwegian Nynorsk
- stod Old English
- stōd Old English
- stod Middle English
- stood Middle English
- stóð Old Norse
- stóð Icelandic
- stoet Middle Dutch
- stuot Old High German
- stud Middle High German
- Stud Alemannic German
- stōþ Old Swedish