Schafott
German edit
Etymology edit
16th century, at first in the more general sense of “stage, podium”, from Dutch schavot, from Middle Dutch scavot, scafaut, from Old French eschafaud, variant of chafaud, from Vulgar Latin *catafalicum, probably derived from Latin fala. Doublet of Katafalk.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Schafott n (strong, genitive Schafottes or Schafotts, plural Schafotte)
- scaffold (for executing people)
Declension edit
Declension of Schafott [neuter, strong]