Steadfast
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English stedefast, from Old English stedefæst, from Proto-Germanic *stadifastuz, equivalent to stead (“place; spot; position”) + fast (“firm; fixed”). Cognate with Middle Dutch stedevast (“steadfast”), Icelandic staðfastur (“steadfast”), Danish stedfast (“firmly attached, secured”), Danish stadfæste (“to confirm; ratify”), Norwegian Bokmål stadfeste (“confirm, ratify; establish”), Swedish stadfästa (“to confirm; establish”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈstɛdfɑːst/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈstɛdfæst/
- (obsolete) IPA(key): /ˈstɛdfəst/[1]
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Adjective[edit]
steadfast (comparative steadfaster or more steadfast, superlative steadfastest or most steadfast)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
fixed or unchanging; steady
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firmly loyal or constant; unswerving
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References[edit]
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volumes I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 9.212, page 256.