Stift
(Engels)
- (masculine, strong) pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
- (masculine, strong) pencil, pen, stylus (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
- (dated, informal, masculine, strong) a boy, especially an apprentice
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈʃtɪft/
Etymologie (Engels)
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.
Related words
Kulm
Schreibgerät
Kettensteg
Stehbolzen
Schreibstift
Frauensstift
Drehachse
Malstift
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