noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈstæljən/
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rhymes with -æljən
CMU ARPABET:S T AE1 L Y AH0 N
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1
noun
Meaning 1
An adult male horse.
Specifically, one that is uncastrated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An adult male horse.
A male horse kept primarily as a stud.
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Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A very virile and sexually-inclined man or (rarely) woman.
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Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
uncastrated adult male horse
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: entire
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: male horse
Narrower terms: stud, studhorse
History
Etymology
From Middle English stalion, from Middle French estalon (whence modern French étalon), of Germanic origin, akin to stall. Displaced native Old English henġest.
Across languages
Translations
168 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
hings
— uncastrated male horse
Albanian:
hamshor
— uncastrated male horse
Arabic:
جَوَاد
(jawād)
— uncastrated male horse
Armenian:
հովատակ
(hovatak)
— uncastrated male horse
Avar:
айгъир
(ajğir)
— uncastrated male horse
Azerbaijani:
ayğır
— uncastrated male horse
Belarusian:
жарабе́ц
(žarabjéc)
— uncastrated male horse
Bulgarian:
жребе́ц
(žrebéc)
— uncastrated male horse
Chechen:
айгӏар
(ajğar)
— uncastrated male horse
Chinese Mandarin:
公馬 /公马
(gōngmǎ)
— uncastrated male horse
Czech:
hřebec
— uncastrated male horse
Old Czech:
hynšt
— uncastrated male horse
Danish:
hingst
— uncastrated male horse
Danish:
hanhest
— uncastrated male horse
Dargwa:
айгъир
(ajɣir)
— uncastrated male horse
Dutch:
hengst
— uncastrated male horse
Egyptian:
i-H_SPACE:R7-bA-r:Z1-E6
(jbꜣr)
— uncastrated male horse
Erzya:
айгор
(ajgor)
— uncastrated male horse
Esperanto:
virĉevalo
— uncastrated male horse
Estonian:
täkk
— uncastrated male horse
Faroese:
hestur
— uncastrated male horse
Finnish:
ori
— uncastrated male horse
French:
étalon
— uncastrated male horse
Galician:
burraxo
— uncastrated male horse
Galician:
guarán
— uncastrated male horse
Galician:
grañón
— uncastrated male horse
Georgian:
ულაყი
(ulaq̇i)
— uncastrated male horse
German:
Hengst
— uncastrated male horse
German:
Pferdehengst
— uncastrated male horse
German:
Pferdemännchen
— uncastrated male horse
Greek:
επιβήτορας
(epivítoras)
— uncastrated male horse
Ancient Greek:
ἐπιβήτωρ
(epibḗtōr)
— uncastrated male horse
Hausa:
ingarma
— uncastrated male horse
Hindi:
साँड़
(sā̃ṛ)
— uncastrated male horse
Hungarian:
csődör
— uncastrated male horse
Hungarian:
mén
— uncastrated male horse
Icelandic:
stóðhestur
— uncastrated male horse
Icelandic:
graðhestur
— uncastrated male horse
Ido:
kavalulo
— uncastrated male horse
Irish:
stail
— uncastrated male horse
Italian:
stallone
— uncastrated male horse
Japanese:
種馬
(taneuma)
— uncastrated male horse
Kaitag:
айгъу́р
(ajɣúr)
— uncastrated male horse
Karakhanid:
اَذْغِرْ
(aδɣïr)
— uncastrated male horse
Kashubian:
inst
— uncastrated male horse
Kashubian:
òdżer
— uncastrated male horse
Korean:
수말
(sumal)
— uncastrated male horse
Lak:
айгъур
(ayğur)
— uncastrated male horse
Lao:
ມ້າຜູ້
(mā phū)
— uncastrated male horse
Latgalian:
ogers
— uncastrated male horse
Latvian:
ērzelis
— uncastrated male horse
Lezgi:
айгъур
(ajġur)
— uncastrated male horse
Lithuanian:
eržilas
— uncastrated male horse
Low German:
Hingst
— uncastrated male horse
Low German:
Hengst
— uncastrated male horse
Luxembourgish:
Hengscht
— uncastrated male horse
Macedonian:
ждребец
(ždrebec)
— uncastrated male horse
Malay:
kuda jantan
— uncastrated male horse
Māori:
tāriana
— uncastrated male horse
Mongolian:
азрага
(azraga)
— uncastrated male horse
Navajo:
łį́į́chogii
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Bokmål:
hingst
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Bokmål:
grahest
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Bokmål:
hest
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Bokmål:
(ukastrert) hannhest
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hingst
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
grahest
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
hest
— uncastrated male horse
Norwegian Nynorsk:
(ukastrert) hannhest
— uncastrated male horse
Old English:
henġest
— uncastrated male horse
Old Norse:
reini
— uncastrated male horse
Old Norse:
hestr
— uncastrated male horse
Old Turkic:
𐰑𐰍𐰺
(adɣïr)
— uncastrated male horse
Persian:
نریان
(nariyân)
— uncastrated male horse
Persian:
گشن
(gošn)
— uncastrated male horse
Plautdietsch:
Hinjst (nds)
— uncastrated male horse
Polish:
ogier
— uncastrated male horse
Old Polish:
stadnik
— uncastrated male horse
Old Polish:
świerzepic
— uncastrated male horse
Portuguese:
garanhão
— uncastrated male horse
Vlax-Romani:
harmasari
— uncastrated male horse
Romanian:
armăsar
— uncastrated male horse
Russian:
жеребе́ц
(žerebéc)
— uncastrated male horse
Scots:
couser
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
ждребац
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
ждрије́бац
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
па̏стӯх
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
пастув
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
ždrebac
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
ždrijébac
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
pȁstūh
— uncastrated male horse
Serbo-Croatian:
pastuv
— uncastrated male horse
Silesian:
hynkszt
— uncastrated male horse
Slovak:
tátoš
— uncastrated male horse
Slovak:
žrebec
— uncastrated male horse
Slovene:
žrebec
— uncastrated male horse
Lower Sorbian:
hengist
— uncastrated male horse
Spanish:
potro
— uncastrated male horse
Spanish:
semental
— uncastrated male horse
Spanish:
cojudo
— uncastrated male horse
Spanish:
entero
— uncastrated male horse
Spanish:
padrillo
— uncastrated male horse
Swedish:
hingst
— uncastrated male horse
Turkish:
aygır
— uncastrated male horse
Ottoman Turkish:
آیغر
(aygır)
— uncastrated male horse
Ukrainian:
жеребе́ць
(žerebécʹ)
— uncastrated male horse
Ukrainian:
о́гир
(óhyr)
— uncastrated male horse
Unami:
welxus
— uncastrated male horse
Uyghur:
ئايغىر
(ayghir)
— uncastrated male horse
Volapük:
hijevod
— uncastrated male horse
Volapük:
omjeval
— uncastrated male horse
Volapük:
lejeval
— uncastrated male horse
Walloon:
roncén
— uncastrated male horse
Welsh:
march
— uncastrated male horse
Wiradjuri:
yindaay
— uncastrated male horse
Wolof:
sàll wi
— uncastrated male horse
Yakut:
атыыр
(atïïr)
— uncastrated male horse
Yiddish:
אָגער
(oger)
— uncastrated male horse
Catalan:
semental
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Chinese Mandarin:
種馬 /种马
(zhǒngmǎ)
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Danish:
avlshingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Dutch:
dekhengst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Galician:
guarán
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Galician:
burraxo
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Galician:
mulateiro
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Galician:
grañón
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
German:
Deckhengst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
German:
Zuchthengst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
German:
Schälhengst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
German:
Schellhengst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
German:
Beschäler
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Ancient Greek:
ὀχεῖον
(okheîon)
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Italian:
stallone
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Macedonian:
пастув
(pastuv)
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Malay:
kuda bibit
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Norwegian Bokmål:
avlshingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Norwegian Bokmål:
stohingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Norwegian Nynorsk:
avlshingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Norwegian Nynorsk:
alshingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Norwegian Nynorsk:
alehingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Norwegian Nynorsk:
stohingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Portuguese:
garanhão
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Russian:
саме́ц-производи́тель
(saméc-proizvodítelʹ)
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Russian:
жеребе́ц
(žerebéc)
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Spanish:
semental
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Swedish:
hingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Swedish:
avelshingst
— male horse kept primarily as a stud
Azerbaijani:
ayğır
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Dutch:
dekhengst
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Galician:
garala
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Galician:
piardeiro
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Galician:
galistreiro
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Galician:
feltrón
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Galician:
cachán
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
German:
Zuchthengst
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Greek:
επιβήτορας
(epivítoras)
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Hungarian:
csődör
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Italian:
stallone
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Macedonian:
пастув
(pastuv)
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Norwegian Bokmål:
grahest
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Norwegian Nynorsk:
grahest
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Portuguese:
garanhão
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Russian:
жеребе́ц
(žerebéc)
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Spanish:
semental
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Spanish:
cuero
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Spanish:
mango
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Spanish:
papasote
— very virile, sexually-inclined man
Walloon:
roncén
— very virile, sexually-inclined man