staal

See also: Staal and stål

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɑːl/

• Audio:

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Noun

staal (uncountable)

1. steel (alloy of iron and other elements, often carbon)

Descendants

• → Xhosa: isitali

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /staːl/

• Audio:

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• 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)

1. steel

Derived terms

• stalen (“made of steel”)

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)

1. sample

   staal zonder waarde

   worthless sample

Anagrams

• Aalst, laast, slaat