Stauf

German

Alternative forms

• Staufe

Etymology

From Middle High German stouf, from Old High German stouf, from Proto-Germanic, existing as a drinking vessel name as well in Middle Low German stōp, Old English stēap, English stoup, Old Norse staup.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃtaʊ̯f/

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• Rhymes: -aʊ̯f

Noun

Stauf m (strong, genitive Staufes or Staufs, plural Stäufe or Staufe) (obsolete)

1. a cylindrical or slightly conical drinking vessel without a stem, typically with no handle, beaker. A medieval German term for a grail.

Declension

Declension of Stauf [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Stauf	die	Stäufe, Staufe
genitive	eines	des	Staufes, Staufs	der	Stäufe, Staufe
dative	einem	dem	Stauf, Staufe1	den	Stäufen, Staufen
accusative	einen	den	Stauf	die	Stäufe, Staufe

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Stauf” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stauf” in Duden online
• “Stauf” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.