stød

Australia, UK/stɜːd/US/stʌd/

noun

a phenomenon of most Danish dialects, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop which follows said vowel/consonant

Meanings

nounstød (uncountable)

alternative stod

  1. uncountablehuman sciencesa phenomenon of most Danish dialects, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop which follows said vowel/consonant

Origin

  1. Danishstød
  2. Englishstød

From Danish stød.

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Translations

Danish stød
  • støda phenomenon of most Danish accents
German Stoßton, Stoßlaut
  • Stoßtona phenomenon of most Danish accents
  • Stoßlauta phenomenon of most Danish accents
Norwegian Bokmål støt
  • støta phenomenon of most Danish accents
Polish stød
  • støda phenomenon of most Danish accents
Russian толчо́к
  • толчо́к (tolčók)a phenomenon of most Danish accents
Swedish stød, stöt
  • støda phenomenon of most Danish accents
  • stöta phenomenon of most Danish accents
  • stötljuda phenomenon of most Danish accents

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

stød. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/st%C3%B8d

MLA

“stød.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/st%C3%B8d. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stød,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/st%C3%B8d.

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