Italian

Verb

stava

1. third-person singular imperfect of stare

Anagrams

• vasta

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stavet

Verb

stava

1. simple past of stave
2. past participle of stave

Swedish

Alternative forms

• stafva (obsolete since 1906)

Etymology

From Old Norse stafa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ˈstɑː.va

Verb

stava ‎(present stavar, preterite stavade, supine stavat, imperative stava)

1. 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

   Hur stavar du ditt förnamn?

   How do you spell your first name?

Conjugation

Related terms

• avstava
• felstavning
• rättstavning
• stavelse
• stavning