staal

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /stɑːl/ === Noun === staal (uncountable) steel (alloy of iron and other elements, often carbon) ==== Descendants ==== → Xhosa: isitali == Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /staːl/ 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, no diminutive) steel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: staal→ Xhosa: isitali Negerhollands: staal → Papiamentu: stal, staal === 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) sample ===== Descendants ===== Afrikaans: staal === Anagrams === Aalst, laast, slaat