staf

== Afrikaans == === Pronunciation === === Noun === staf (plural stawe) staff (employees) ==== Synonyms ==== personeel == Dutch == === Etymology === From Middle Dutch staf, from Old Dutch *staf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. More at staaf. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɑf === Noun === staf m (plural staven, diminutive staafje n or stafje n) staff (stick) staff (employees) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Afrikaans: staf → Indonesian: staf → Papiamentu: staf == Icelandic == === Noun === staf indefinite accusative singular of stafur indefinite dative singular of stafur == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Dutch staf, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /staf/, [s(ə̆)taf], [s(ə̆)tap̚] Hyphenation: staf === Noun === staf (plural staf-staf) staff, employees of a business Synonym: personil ==== Alternative forms ==== staff ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “staf”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Malay == === Etymology === From English staff. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈstaf/ [ˈst̪af] === Noun === staf (Jawi spelling ستف, plural staf-staf or staf2) staff (employees of a business) Synonyms: kakitangan, petugas === Further reading === "staf" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === (Early ME) stæf, steaf, steave, stef staaf, staffe, stave, staff === Etymology === From Old English stæf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /staf/, /staːf/, /ˈstaːv(ə)/ === Noun === 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. ==== Related terms ==== bocstaff distaf staffull stafflike stafslynge ==== Descendants ==== English: staff, stave Scots: staf, staff Yola: staff ==== References ==== “staf, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 8 August 2018. == Old Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse stafr. === Noun === staf m (plural stawæ) a staff, a rod ==== Descendants ==== Danish: stav == Swedish == === Noun === staf obsolete spelling of stav === Anagrams === fast, fats, saft