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staf

See also: Staf and Stäf

Afrikaans

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Noun

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staf (plural stawe)

  1. staff (employees)

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Dutch

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Etymology

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From Middle Dutch staf, from Old Dutch *staf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. More at staaf.

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Noun

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staf m (plural staven, diminutive staafje n or stafje n)

  1. staff (stick)
  2. staff (employees)

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Descendants

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  • Afrikaans: staf
  • → Indonesian: staf
  • → Papiamentu: staf

Icelandic

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Noun

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staf

  1. indefinite accusative singular of stafur
  2. indefinite dative singular of stafur

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Dutch staf, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /staf/, [s(ə̆)taf], [s(ə̆)tap̚]
  • Hyphenation: staf

Noun

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staf (plural staf-staf)

  1. staff, employees of a business
    Synonym: personil

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Malay

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Etymology

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From English staff.

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staf (Jawi spelling ستف, plural staf-staf, informal 1st possessive stafku, 2nd possessive stafmu, 3rd possessive stafnya)

  1. staff (employees of a business)
    Synonyms: kakitangan, petugas

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English stæf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab.

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  • IPA(key): /staf/, /staːf/, /ˈstaːv(ə)/

Noun

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staf (plural staves or staven or staffes)

  1. A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:
    1. A staff used to support one's movement; a crutch.
    2. A blunt or poled weapon; a club or mace.
    3. A clerical staff, often curled; a crozier.
    4. A staff serving as an emblem of authority and rulership.
    5. A bar of a ladder (either vertical or horizontal)
    6. A rod for conveying or transporting items upon.
    7. A staff for blending or mixing ingredients.
  2. (Early Middle English) A letter of the alphabet.
  3. (figurative) One's nourishment or lifeblood; that which aids one.
  4. (figurative) A metaphorical arm or weapon; a tool of figurative battle.
  5. (rare) A limb, tillow or twig.
  6. (rare) A measure for area.
  7. (rare) A poetic verse.
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Old Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Norse stafr.

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staf m (plural stawæ)

  1. a staff, a rod

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Swedish

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staf

  1. Obsolete spelling of stav.

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