Anstand

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German anstand (“ceasefire; delay”), from an(e)stān. By surface analysis, deverbal from anstehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈan.ʃtant/ Hyphenation: An‧stand Rhymes: -ant === Noun === Anstand m (strong, genitive Anstandes or Anstands, plural Anstände) (uncountable) decency, manners (countable, dated) offense, objection Synonym: Anstoß Anstand an einer Sache nehmen ― to object to something (countable, hunting) the lurk of a hunter ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== anständig anstandslos Anstandsdame An­stands­wau­wau beanstanden === Further reading === Anstand on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de “Anstand” in Duden online “Anstand” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Anstand” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Anstand” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon