staal
Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
staal (uncountable)
- steel (alloy of iron and other elements, often carbon)
Descendants edit
- → Xhosa: isitali
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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 edit
staal n (uncountable)
Derived terms edit
- stalen (“made of steel”)
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
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 edit
staal n (plural stalen, diminutive staaltje n)
- sample
- staal zonder waarde
- worthless sample