Feminine
Staffel
- (feminine) season
- (feminine) detachment, squadron, echelon; (sports) relay
- (Upper-German, feminine) staircase, stairs
- (Upper-German, feminine) stair
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʃtafl̩/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle High German staffel, from Old High German staffal, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stapul (“pillar, post, basis, foundation”). Doublet of Etappe and Stapel. Compare English staple.
Related words
Arbeitsbock
Werkstuhl
Flotille
Trittstufen
Ablaufschritte
Meldereiter
Tanzschritte
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