stapelen

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch stapelen, borrowed from Middle Low German stapelen, related to the noun stapel, from Old Saxon stapol (“basis, pillar, foundation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaː.pə.lə(n)/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sta‧pe‧len

Verb

stapelen

1. (transitive) to pile, to stack
2. (intransitive, particularly of secondary and tertiary education, Netherlands) to complete multiple tracks/variants of education at the same educational level (i.e. at secondary or tertiary education)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stapelen (weak)
infinitive	stapelen
past singular	stapelde
past participle	gestapeld
infinitive	stapelen
gerund	stapelen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	stapel	stapelde
2nd person sing. (jij)	stapelt, stapel2	stapelde
2nd person sing. (u)	stapelt	stapelde
2nd person sing. (gij)	stapelt	stapelde
3rd person singular	stapelt	stapelde
plural	stapelen	stapelden
subjunctive sing.1	stapele	stapelde
subjunctive plur.1	stapelen	stapelden
imperative sing.	stapel
imperative plur.1	stapelt
participles	stapelend	gestapeld
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• stapelaar
• stapelbaar
• stapelbed
• stapelcontainer
• stapeldiagram
• stapeling
• stapelledikant
• stapelstoel
• stapeltaart
• stapeltoren
• opstapelen

Descendants

• → Papiamentu: stapel