Stake

See also: stake

English

Etymology

English surname, from the noun stake. Compare Staff, Stack.

Proper noun

Stake (plural Stakes)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Stake is the 26110th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 938 individuals. Stake is most common among White (92.0%) individuals.

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

15th century, borrowed from Middle Low German stāke m, from Old Saxon *stako, from Proto-West Germanic *stakō, from Proto-Germanic *stakô. Cognate with Dutch staak, English stake.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːkə/
  • Homophone: starke (some speakers)

Noun

Stake f (genitive Stake, plural Staken)

  1. (Northern Germany) stake, long usually wooden pole
    Synonyms: Stange, Holzstange
  2. (also elsewhere in Germany) quant pole, barge pole
    Synonyms: Bootsstange, Stocherstange

Declension

Declension of Stake [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Stake die Staken
genitive einer der Stake der Staken
dative einer der Stake den Staken
accusative eine die Stake die Staken

Derived terms

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