estafette

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa (“stirrup”).

Noun

estafette (plural estafettes)

  1. (obsolete) A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta. First attested in the seventeenth century.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛs.taːˈfɛ.tə/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: es‧ta‧fet‧te

Noun

estafette f (plural estafettes, diminutive estafettetje n)

  1. relay race

Derived terms

  • estafettedienst
  • estafetteloop
  • estafetteloper
  • estafettemarathon
  • estafetteploeg
  • estafettestaking
  • estafettestok
  • fietsestafette
  • zwemestafette

Descendants

  • → West Frisian: estafette
  • → Indonesian: estafet

French

Etymology

From Italian staffetta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.ta.fɛt/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

estafette f (plural estafettes)

  1. courier
  2. (military) dispatch rider

Descendants

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