Staffel

German

Etymology

From Middle High German staffel, from Old High German staffal, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *stapul (“pillar, post, basis, foundation”). Doublet of Etappe and Stapel. Compare English staple.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtafl̩/, /ˈʃtafəl/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

Staffel f (genitive Staffel, plural Staffeln)

1. (television) season
2. (sports) relay
3. (military) squadron
4. (military) echelon

Declension

Declension of Staffel [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Staffel	die	Staffeln
genitive	einer	der	Staffel	der	Staffeln
dative	einer	der	Staffel	den	Staffeln
accusative	eine	die	Staffel	die	Staffeln

Derived terms

• Fliegerstaffel
• Reiterstaffel
• Schutzstaffel
• Staffellauf
• Staffelschwanz

 

Related terms

• staffeln

Further reading

• “Staffel” in Duden online
• “Staffel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache