Staket

German

Etymology

Ca. 1500, borrowed along the Lower Rhine from Middle Dutch staecket, itself from Old French estakete, estachette, derived from estache (“pole, stake”). Doublet of Stake, which see for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃtaˈkeːt/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Staket n (strong or mixed, genitive Stakets or Staketes, plural Stakete or Staketen)

  1. slat fence, picket fence
    Synonyms: Lattenzaun, Staketenzaun
  2. (less common) alternative form of Stakete f (“a slat, picket used as fencing”)
    Synonym: Zaunlatte

Declension

Declension of Staket [neuter, strong // mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Staket die Stakete, Staketen
genitive eines des Stakets, Staketes der Stakete, Staketen
dative einem dem Staket, Stakete1 den Staketen
accusative ein das Staket die Stakete, Staketen

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

  • → Polish: sztacheta
    • → Ukrainian: штахе́т (štaxét)
  • → Russian: штаке́т (štakét)

Further reading

  • “Staket” in Duden online
  • “Staket” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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