staaf

See also: sta af

Dutch

Etymology

Paradigm levelling from the inflected forms of staf.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staːf/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: staaf
  • Rhymes: -aːf

Noun

staaf m (plural staven, diminutive staafje n)

  1. a bar, rod (solid metal object)
  2. a rod cell (in the retina)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ J. de Vries & F. de Tollenaere, "Etymologisch Woordenboek", Uitgeverij Het Spectrum, Utrecht, 1986 (14de druk)

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

staaf

  1. alternative form of staf