See also: schaft and -schaft

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German schaft, from Old High German skaft, scaft, from Proto-West Germanic *skaft. Doublet of Schacht.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʃaft]
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  • Hyphenation: Schaft
  • Homophone: schafft

Noun

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Schaft m (strong, genitive Schaftes or Schafts, plural Schäfte)

  1. shaft (pole)
  2. (clothing) upper (of a shoe), leg (of a boot)

Declension

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Further reading

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