stad

Meaning

1. (feminine) city, town
2. (feminine) the town/city centre

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/stɑt/

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stat, from Old Dutch stat, stedi (whence stede, stee), from Proto-West Germanic *stadi, from Proto-Germanic *stadiz, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis.
The plural has preserved the old Germanic umlaut in a morphological function, a rarity in Dutch. Several derived terms have umlaut as well.

Sentences

Ik vind het een mooie stad , maar het is wel heet in juli .

I think it's a beautiful city, but it's hot in July.

De ambassade had een mooi pand in het midden van de stad .

The embassy had a beautiful building in the middle of the city.