Schaft

See also: schaft and -schaft

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schaft, from Old High German skaft, scaft, from Proto-West Germanic *skaft. Doublet of Schacht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʃaft]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schaft
  • Homophone: schafft
  • Rhymes: -aft

Noun

Schaft m (strong, genitive Schaftes or Schafts, plural Schäfte)

  1. shaft (pole)
  2. (clothing) upper (of a shoe), leg (of a boot)

Declension

Declension of Schaft [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schaft die Schäfte
genitive eines des Schaftes, Schafts der Schäfte
dative einem dem Schaft, Schafte1 den Schäften
accusative einen den Schaft die Schäfte

1Now rare, see notes.

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