stava
Swedish
/ˈstɑː.va/
verb-reg
Definitions
- to spell; to write the individual letters of a word in the order that matches the rules of how that particular word should be written; to give the correct spelling of a word
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse stafa.
Origin
Old Norse
stafa
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- stave Norwegian Bokmål
- avstava Swedish
- rättstavning Swedish
- stavelse Swedish
- stavning Swedish
- stavningskontroll Swedish
- stafa Old Norse
- stafa Icelandic
- stávit Lule Sami