staal

See also: Staal and stål

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stɑːl/
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Noun

staal (uncountable)

  1. steel (alloy of iron and other elements, often carbon)

Descendants

  • → Xhosa: isitali

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staːl/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: staal
  • Rhymes: -aːl

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą.

Cognate with German Stahl, Danish stål, Icelandic stál, English steel, West Frisian stiel.

Noun

staal n (uncountable)

  1. steel
Derived terms
  • edelstaal (“stainless steel”)
  • roestvrij staal (“stainless steel”)
  • staalachtig (“steely”)
  • staalhard (“hard as steel”)
  • staalhelm (“Stahlhelm”)
  • staalindustrie (“steel industry”)
  • stalen (“made of steel”, adjective)
  • stalen (“to reinforce, make hard”, verb)
  • wapeningsstaal (“rebar”)
  • zenuwen van staal (“nerves of steel”)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Frankish *stalō, *stalu, from Proto-Germanic *staluz (“post, rod, staff; trunk, stump, tail”). See also steel.

Noun

staal n (plural stalen, diminutive staaltje n)

  1. sample
    staal zonder waarde
    worthless sample
Descendants

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