Standað

Standað is a term used in linguistic discussions to denote a deverbal noun formed from the Icelandic verb standa, meaning to stand. It is used to refer to the abstract action or state of standing and is cited as an example of nominalization in Icelandic morphology. The form is not widely standardized in dictionaries and may appear primarily in scholarly texts or language descriptions.

The etymology of standað appears to involve the verb standa plus the common abstract-noun suffix -að, a productive pattern in Icelandic for creating nouns that name acts, results, or states. The exact status of standað varies by author, and some sources treat it as a hypothetical or illustrative form rather than an attested lexical item. Its recognition can depend on the theoretical framework used for analyzing Icelandic word formation.

In linguistic descriptions of Icelandic nominalization, standað is discussed to illustrate how verbs yield nouns that express the act or state of the verb’s action. Its relevance lies in showing the interplay between verb stems and suffixes that mark abstract nouns, and it is sometimes mentioned alongside other deverbal forms in comparative studies of Nordic languages.

See also: Deverbal noun, nominalization, Icelandic morphology, -að suffix.