Schaft

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See also: schaft and -schaft

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German schaft, from Old High German skaft, scaft, from Proto-West Germanic *skaft. Doublet of Schacht.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ʃaft]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Schaft
  • Homophone: schafft

Noun[edit]

Schaft m (strong, genitive Schaftes or Schafts, plural Schäfte)

  1. shaft (pole)
  2. (clothing) upper (of a shoe), leg (of a boot)

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