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stan
block of stone (as in the fixed phrase "stan de piatră", to be turned to stone/frozen in shock) /stan/
noun#2772 most common
Also: trunk of the body, stature (archaic/regional), boulder, rock mass
Example sentences
A rămas stan de piatră.
He/She froze like a block of stone.
Ea a rămas stan de piatră de frică.
She froze stiff with fear.
Toți am rămas stan de piatră când am văzut accidentul.
We all froze in shock when we saw the accident.
Bătrânul stătea nemișcat, ca un stan de piatră, în mijlocul pieței.
The old man stood motionless, like a block of stone, in the middle of the square.
Lângă biserică se păstrează un stan de piatră cioplit în epoca medievală.
Near the church a stone block carved in the medieval era is preserved.
Stanii de piatră scoși din carieră secole la rând au fost folosiți la ridicarea cetăților din regiune.
The stone blocks quarried over centuries were used to build the region's fortresses.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stan | stani |
| Genitive | stanului | stanilor |
| Accusative | stan | stani |
| Vocative | stanule | stanilor |
Word family
stanălarge rock, boulder (variant of stan)
a rămâne stan de piatrăto freeze rigid, to be dumbstruck
stantrunk of the body, statureEtymology
Romanian "stan" comes from a common Slavic word, *stanŭ, which covered senses like camp, stature, and standing place. In Romanian the word narrowed to two regional senses: the trunk or stature of the body, and a large block of stone or rock. Today it survives mainly in the fixed idiom "a rămâne stan de piatră", meaning to freeze rigid with shock.
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