staf
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Noun
[edit]staf (plural stawe)
- staff (employees)
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[edit]Dutch
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[edit]Noun
[edit]staf m (plural staven, diminutive staafje n or stafje n)
- staff (stick)
Descendants
[edit]- → Papiamentu: staf
Icelandic
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[edit]staf
Indonesian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Dutch staf, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz.
Pronunciation
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[edit]staf
Further reading
[edit]- “staf” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
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[edit]staf (Jawi spelling ستف, plural staf-staf, informal 1st possessive stafku, 2nd possessive stafmu, 3rd possessive stafnya)
- staff (employees of a business)
- Synonyms: kakitangan, petugas
Further reading
[edit]- “staf” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Middle English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English stæf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab.
Pronunciation
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[edit]staf (plural staves or staven or staffes)
- A staff, rod or pole; a relatively long, narrow, and thin object:
- A staff used to support one's movement; a crutch.
- A blunt or poled weapon; a club or mace.
- A clerical staff, often curled; a crozier.
- A staff serving as an emblem of authority and rulership.
- A bar of a ladder (either vertical or horizontal)
- A rod for conveying or transporting items upon.
- A staff for blending or mixing ingredients.
- (Early Middle English) A letter of the alphabet.
- (figurative) One's nourishment or lifeblood; that which aids one.
- (figurative) A metaphorical arm or weapon; a tool of figurative battle.
- (rare) A limb, tillow or twig.
- (rare) A measure for area.
- (rare) A poetic verse.
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[edit]References
[edit]- “staf, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-08.
Old Danish
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[edit]staf m (plural stawæ)
Descendants
[edit]- Danish: stav
Swedish
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