Etappe

See also: etappe

German

Etymology

Ca. 1700, from French étape, which see. Doublet of Staffel and Stapel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈtapə/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -apə

Noun

Etappe f (genitive Etappe, plural Etappen)

1. (countable) stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally)

   Synonyms: Strecke, Teilstrecke, Abschnitt, Stadium, Stufe, Phase

2. (military, usually uncountable) rear, areas away from the front used for logistics and building up troops

   Synonyms: Hinterland, Nachschubgebiet, Aufmarschgebiet

   • 1952, Ernst Busch, Hanns Eisler (lyrics and music), “Ami, go home!”, performed by Ernst Busch:

     Clay und Cloy aus USA sind für die Etappe da.
     Solln die German boys verrecken in dem Sand!

     Clay and Cloy from the USA are designed for the rear.
     Let the German boys perish in that sand [of a nuclear explosion]!

Declension

Declension of Etappe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Etappe	die	Etappen
genitive	einer	der	Etappe	der	Etappen
dative	einer	der	Etappe	den	Etappen
accusative	eine	die	Etappe	die	Etappen

Derived terms

• Etappenrennen
• Etappenziel

Further reading

• “Etappe” in Duden online
• “Etappe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• Etappe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de