出典:Wiktionary
From Middle English staunch, staunche (“(adjective) in good condition or repair; solidly made, firm; watertight; of a person or wound: not bleeding; certain; intact; (adverb) firmly, soundly”) [and other forms],[1] from Anglo-Norman estaunche, Old French estanche (“firm; watertight”) (modern French étanche (“airtight; watertight”)), a variant of estanc (“a pond”),[2] from estanchier (“to stop the flow of a liquid (blood, water, etc.); to make (something) watertight; to quench (thirst)”) (modern French étancher), possibly from one of the following:
staunch (comparative stauncher, superlative staunchest)
From Middle English staunchen, staunche (“to stop the flow of blood, diarrhoea, or other bodily fluids; to alleviate, ease; to appease, assuage, satisfy; to cure; to overcome; to put an end to; to repress, suppress; of a river or stream: to stop flowing; of waters, wind, or weather: to become calm, subside; to extinguish or put out (a fire)”) [and other forms],[4] from Anglo-Norman estauncher, estaunchier, estanger, Old French estancher, estanchier (verb) [and other forms];[3] see further at etymology 1 and at stanch.
staunch (三人称単数 現在形 staunches, 現在分詞 staunching, 過去形および過去分詞形 staunched)
Stanch is more commonly used as the spelling of the verb compared to staunch, especially in the United States; while staunch is more common as the spelling of the adjective, with stanch now regarded as archaic. Prescriptively, some readers may assume that reversals of these preferences are incorrect.
infinitive | (to) staunch | ||
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present tense | past tense | ||
1st-person singular | staunch | staunched | |
2nd-person singular | staunch, staunchest† | staunched, staunchedst† | |
3rd-person singular | staunches, stauncheth† | staunched | |
plural | staunch | ||
subjunctive | staunch | staunched | |
imperative | staunch | — | |
participles | staunching | staunched |
Either:[5]
staunch (複数形 staunches)
See stanch (etymology 4).
staunch (複数形 staunches)