Stift

(Îngilîzî)

  1. (masculine, strong) pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
  2. (masculine, strong) pencil, pen, stylus (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
  3. (dated, informal, masculine, strong) a boy, especially an apprentice

Pircarînî

B2
Zarava

Zürich (de)

Zürich (de)

stift

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈʃtɪft/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle High German stift, steft, from Old High German stift, steft, from Proto-West Germanic *stift, from Proto-Germanic *stiftaz (“pin, nail”); likely derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steyp- (“stiff, erect”), whence also German steif (“stiff”). Cognate with German Low German Stift.

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