Afrikaans stabiel | ||
Albanian e qëndrueshme | ||
Amharic የተረጋጋ | ||
Arabic مستقر | ||
Armenian կայուն | ||
Assamese স্থায়ী | ||
Aymara istawli | ||
Azerbaijani sabit | ||
Bambara basigilen | ||
Basque egonkorra | ||
Belarusian стабільны | ||
Bengali স্থিতিশীল | ||
Bhojpuri स्थिर | ||
Bosnian stabilan | ||
Bulgarian стабилен | ||
Catalan estable | ||
Cebuano lig-on | ||
Chinese (Simplified) 稳定 | ||
Chinese (Traditional) 穩定 | ||
Corsican stabile | ||
Croatian stabilan | ||
Czech stabilní | ||
Danish stabil | ||
Dhivehi ސްޓޭބަލް | ||
Dogri थाहू | ||
Dutch stal | ||
English stable | ||
Esperanto stabila | ||
Estonian stabiilne | ||
Ewe dze mo anyi | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) matatag | ||
Finnish vakaa | ||
French stable | ||
Frisian stâl | ||
Galician estable | ||
Georgian სტაბილური | ||
German stabil | ||
Greek σταθερός | ||
Guarani ñeimeporã | ||
Gujarati સ્થિર | ||
Haitian Creole ki estab | ||
Hausa barga | ||
Hawaiian hale paʻa | ||
Hebrew יַצִיב | ||
Hindi स्थिर | ||
Hmong ruaj khov | ||
Hungarian stabil | ||
Icelandic stöðugt | ||
Igbo anụ | ||
Ilocano kuadra | ||
Indonesian stabil | ||
Irish cobhsaí | ||
Italian stabile | ||
Japanese 安定 | ||
Javanese stabil | ||
Kannada ಅಚಲವಾದ | ||
Kazakh тұрақты | ||
Khmer មានស្ថេរភាព | ||
Kinyarwanda gihamye | ||
Konkani थीर | ||
Korean 안정된 | ||
Krio stɛdi | ||
Kurdish stewr | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) جێگیر | ||
Kyrgyz туруктуу | ||
Lao ໝັ້ນ ຄົງ | ||
Latin firmum | ||
Latvian stabils | ||
Lingala ebongi | ||
Lithuanian stabilus | ||
Luganda yetengerede | ||
Luxembourgish stabil | ||
Macedonian стабилно | ||
Maithili स्थिर | ||
Malagasy marin-toerana | ||
Malay stabil | ||
Malayalam സ്ഥിരതയുള്ള | ||
Maltese stabbli | ||
Maori pūmau | ||
Marathi स्थिर | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) ꯂꯦꯡꯗꯕ | ||
Mizo ngelnghet | ||
Mongolian тогтвортой | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) တည်ငြိမ်သော | ||
Nepali स्थिर | ||
Norwegian stabil | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) khola | ||
Odia (Oriya) ସ୍ଥିର | ||
Oromo tasgabbaa'aa | ||
Pashto مستحکم | ||
Persian پایدار | ||
Polish stabilny | ||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) estábulo | ||
Punjabi ਸਥਿਰ | ||
Quechua establo | ||
Romanian grajd | ||
Russian стабильный | ||
Samoan fale o manu | ||
Sanskrit स्थावर | ||
Scots Gaelic seasmhach | ||
Sepedi tiilego | ||
Serbian стабилно | ||
Sesotho tsitsitse | ||
Shona akatsiga | ||
Sindhi مستحڪم | ||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) ස්ථාවර | ||
Slovak stabilný | ||
Slovenian stabilno | ||
Somali xasilloon | ||
Spanish estable | ||
Sundanese panceg | ||
Swahili imara | ||
Swedish stabil | ||
Tagalog (Filipino) matatag | ||
Tajik устувор | ||
Tamil நிலையான | ||
Tatar тотрыклы | ||
Telugu స్థిరంగా | ||
Thai มั่นคง | ||
Tigrinya ዝተረጋገአ | ||
Tsonga ntshamiseko | ||
Turkish kararlı | ||
Turkmen durnukly | ||
Twi (Akan) pintinn | ||
Ukrainian стабільний | ||
Urdu مستحکم | ||
Uyghur مۇقىم | ||
Uzbek barqaror | ||
Vietnamese ổn định | ||
Welsh sefydlog | ||
Xhosa izinzile | ||
Yiddish סטאַביל | ||
Yoruba idurosinsin | ||
Zulu esitebeleni |
| Language | Etymology / Notes |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | "Stabiel" in Afrikaans can also mean sturdy, enduring, or dependable |
| Albanian | The word "e qëndrueshme" can also mean "constant", "lasting", or "enduring" in Albanian. |
| Amharic | The Amharic word "የተረጋጋ" can also refer to a state of tranquility, peace, or calmness. |
| Arabic | In addition to its primary meaning of 'stable' or 'settled,' 'مستقر' can also refer to a place of residence or a state of comfort and tranquility. |
| Armenian | The Armenian word “կայուն” is semantically connected to the word “կանգ” and has two alternate meanings: “perseverance” and “constancy”. |
| Azerbaijani | The word "sabit" in Azerbaijani has several additional meanings, including "steady," "enduring," and "unchanging." |
| Basque | "Egonkorra" can also mean "steadfast", "firm" or "constant". |
| Belarusian | The word "стабільны" can also mean "constant" or "unchanging" in Belarusian. |
| Bengali | The term |
| Bosnian | In Bosnian, the word "stabilan" can also refer to a type of property, such as a building or a plot of land. |
| Bulgarian | The Bulgarian word "стабилен" also has the alternate meaning of "reliable". |
| Catalan | "Estable" in Catalan derives from the Spanish word "estable," which in turn comes from the Latin word "stabilis," meaning "firm" or "immovable." |
| Cebuano | The Cebuano word "lig-on" can also refer to something that is strong or sturdy. |
| Chinese (Simplified) | "稳定" (stable) in Chinese can also refer to "calmness" or "steadiness". |
| Chinese (Traditional) | The word "穩定" (stable) in Chinese (Traditional) can also mean "firm", "steadfast", or "reliable." |
| Corsican | Corsican "stabile" derives from the Latin "stabilis", meaning "firm, fixed, stable", and refers to both physical and mental stability. |
| Croatian | "Stabilan" in Croatian also means "reliable" or "firm." |
| Czech | The Czech word "stabilní" can also mean "stable" in the sense of "consistent" or "reliable." |
| Danish | The word "stabil" has dual meanings in Danish: "stable" and "staff". |
| Dutch | The word "stal" in Dutch can also refer to a sample, pattern, or model. |
| Esperanto | The Esperantic "stabila" derives from the Latin "stabilis" "steady". |
| Estonian | It derives from Old French "estable" as "secure" or "firm" and refers to the stability of an architectural structure, an equilibrium in chemistry, a steady state in economics, or a predictable emotional state. |
| Finnish | "Vakaa" is also used figuratively, to mean "stable, constant, unchanging." |
| French | French "stable" (stable), from the Latin "stabulum": "place where animals are housed", especially horses. |
| Frisian | It is likely that the Frisian word "stâl" is derived from the Indo-European root *sta- which also means "to stand". |
| Galician | In Galician, "estable" can also refer to a "place of business or professional practice." |
| Georgian | The word "სტაბილური" is derived from the Latin word "stabilis", meaning "firm" or "strong", and can also refer to a state of equilibrium or balance. |
| German | The word "stabil" in German can also mean "stable" in the sense of "steady" or "firmly fixed". |
| Greek | "Σταθερός" can also refer firmness (of character), solidity (of construction), consistency (of opinion), permanence (of condition)" |
| Gujarati | The Gujarati word 'સ્થિર' can also mean 'fixed,' 'unchanging,' or 'steady'. |
| Haitian Creole | "Estab" is also used to mean "situation" or "state" in Haitian Creole, e.g. "Ki estab la?" (What's the situation?) |
| Hausa | In the Gwarinpa dialect, the Hausa word 'barga' also refers to 'a stable for horses, donkeys and camels'. |
| Hawaiian | In the context of hula "stable" can mean a person's grounding with their cultural identity or the quality of a performance. |
| Hebrew | The word "יַצִיב" can also refer to a firm, strong, or steadfast person or thing. |
| Hindi | In addition to its meaning as "stable," "स्थिर" can also refer to "immovable" or "unchanging." |
| Hmong | The word "ruaj khov" also means "firm" or "strong" in Hmong. |
| Hungarian | The Hungarian word "stabil" has a second meaning, "beautiful". |
| Icelandic | The Icelandic word "stöðugt" also means "continuously", "constantly", or "steadily". |
| Igbo | In Mbaise dialect of Igbo, "anụ" can also refer to a "pen for fattening livestock." |
| Indonesian | The Indonesian word "stabil" also means "fixed", "permanent" or "unchangeable". |
| Irish | Cobhsaí can also mean "coffin" in Irish, possibly stemming from the coffin having been associated with the stable in Old Irish monastic life. |
| Italian | The Italian word "stabile" also means "stable" in English, but it can also refer to a multi-story building used for residential or commercial purposes, especially in Rome. |
| Japanese | 安定 (antei) means "stability" but also refers to "peace of mind". |
| Javanese | Javanese "stabil" is derived from the Dutch "stable" but also means "steady" or "firm" in the language. |
| Kannada | The word "ಅಚಲವಾದ" can also refer to something that is unwavering, fixed, or steadfast |
| Kazakh | The word "тұрақты" derives from the Kazakh word "тұр" meaning "to stand", and can also mean "permanent" or "unchanging". |
| Khmer | The word "មានស្ថេរភាព" can also be used in Khmer to describe something or someone that is "reliable" or "dependable". |
| Korean | The Korean word "안정된" can also mean "reliable" or "sound." |
| Kurdish | The word "stewr" in Kurdish is likely derived from the Persian word "istawr", meaning "stable" or "horse stable." |
| Kyrgyz | The word "туруктуу" can also mean "permanent" or "lasting" in Kyrgyz. |
| Lao | The word "ໝັ້ນ ຄົງ" has a root in the Pali word "dhamma" which means "law" or "the eternal order of things". It suggests that the concept of stability in Lao culture is closely linked to the idea of adherence to the cosmic order. |
| Latin | The Latin word 'firmum' has an alternate meaning of 'strong' or 'resolute'. |
| Latvian | The Latvian word "stabiils" is derived from the German word "stabil" and the French word "stable". It can also mean "stable" in the sense of "unchanging" or "constant". |
| Lithuanian | The Lithuanian word "stabilus" comes from the Proto-Indo-European root *stebh-, meaning "to stand" or "to be firm." |
| Luxembourgish | "Stabil" is used for a steady job and is derived from the French "stable" |
| Macedonian | The word "стабилно" can also mean "firmly", "steadily", or "securely" in Macedonian. |
| Malagasy | The Malagasy word "marin-toerana" can also refer to a place where animals are kept. |
| Malay | In addition to its primary meaning as "stable", "stabil" can also mean "steadfast" or "firm" in Malay. |
| Malayalam | The word "stable" can refer to both physical steadiness and mental composure in English. |
| Maltese | "Stabbli" is closely related to the Italian word "stabile" meaning "stable", and its alternate meaning, "building". |
| Maori | Pūmau also means 'to remain' or 'to be fixed', suggesting the underlying concept of stability. |
| Marathi | The word "स्थिर" in Marathi can also mean "firm", "solid", or "steady". |
| Mongolian | The word "тогтортой" can also refer to a "stall" or a "booth" in a market. |
| Nepali | The Sanskrit word "sthira" (स्थिर) means both "firm" and "unmoving". |
| Norwegian | The Norwegian word "stabil" also means "equilibrium", and is an antonym of "labil" (labile). |
| Nyanja (Chichewa) | The Nyanja word 'khola' (stable) originally referred to a small fenced enclosure for livestock. |
| Pashto | The Pashto word "مستحکم" can also mean "firm" or "lasting". |
| Persian | The word "پایدار" in Persian also means "enduring", "permanent", or "lasting". |
| Polish | The word "stabilny" in Polish comes from the Latin word "stabilis," which means "firm" or "steady." |
| Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | The word "estábulo" comes from the Latin word "stabulum", which means "a stable" or "a stall". |
| Punjabi | The word "ਸਥਿਰ" (stable) also means "firm", "steady", or "unchanging" in Punjabi. |
| Romanian | The word "grajd" is derived from the Slavic word "gradъ", meaning "town" or "fortress". |
| Russian | The word "стабильный" can also mean "reliable" or "steady". |
| Samoan | The word 'fale o manu' can also refer to a shelter for animals or a barn. |
| Scots Gaelic | The Scots Gaelic word “seasmhach” shares the same root as the English word “sedentary”, deriving from the Late Latin “sedentārius” (“sitting”) |
| Serbian | The word 'стабилно' can also refer to emotional stability or mental health. |
| Sesotho | The word 'tsitsitse' also refers to a shelter for animals or a place of refuge. |
| Shona | In addition to the meaning 'stable' in the context of animals, 'akatsiga' can also mean 'prison' in Shona. |
| Sindhi | The Sindhi word "مستحڪم" also means "strong" or "firm" in other contexts. |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | In astrology, the term ස්ථාවර can also refer to the fixed signs such as Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius. |
| Slovak | The Slovak word stabilný, meaning “stable”, derives from the Latin stabilis, meaning “firm” or “fixed”. |
| Slovenian | "Stabilno" can mean "firm" or "steady" in Slovenian, as well as "stable". |
| Somali | The Somali word "xasilloon" is derived from the Arabic word "hasana", meaning "to be beautiful" or "to be good". |
| Spanish | The word "estable" in Spanish comes from the Latin word "stabilis," meaning "firm" or "immovable." |
| Sundanese | "Panceg" is also a term for a shelter or place where animals gather to stay together, similar to a stable for horses. |
| Swahili | Swahili word "imara" also refers to the notion of stability or firmness in broader contexts beyond physical structures. |
| Swedish | The Swedish word "stabil" has similar roots to the English word "stable" and shares a similar meaning of firm or steady. |
| Tagalog (Filipino) | The Tagalog word "matatag" can also mean "unwavering" or "resolute." |
| Tajik | The Tajik word "устувор" can also refer to an animal shelter or a shed. |
| Tamil | The word 'நிலையான' can also mean 'constant' or 'steady' in Tamil. |
| Telugu | The word "స్థిరంగా" has other meanings besides "stable", such as "steadily", "unwaveringly", and "durably." |
| Thai | 'มั่นคง' (stable) is derived from Sanskrit 'mandha' ('slow') and 'kong' ('to bind'), thus its literal meaning is 'slow to bind'. |
| Turkish | The Turkish word "kararlı" also has the alternate meaning of "determined" or "resolute." |
| Ukrainian | The word "стабільний" in Ukrainian originates from the Latin word "stabilis," meaning "firm" or "fixed." |
| Urdu | In Urdu, "مستحکم" can also mean "strong" or "well-built". |
| Uzbek | The Uzbek word "barqaror" can also refer to something that is steadfast, firm, or unwavering. |
| Vietnamese | The word "ổn định" in Vietnamese can also refer to a feeling of security or peace of mind. |
| Welsh | The word "sefydlog" in Welsh also means "steady", "firm", and "reliable". |
| Xhosa | "Izinzile" also means "peace of mind" or "contentment" in Xhosa. |
| Yiddish | The word "סטאַביל" also means "steady" or "firm" in Yiddish. |
| Yoruba | The word "idurosinsin" in Yoruba, meaning "stable," also refers to something or someone that is strong or durable. |
| Zulu | The word 'esitebeleni' can also be used to refer to a type of traditional Zulu hut. |
| English | The word "stable" derives from the Latin word "stabulum" meaning "place for standing," which, in turn, comes from the verb "stare" , meaning "to stand." |