See also: stufe

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German stuofe, from Old High German stuofa, from Proto-West Germanic *stōpā, related to the verb *stappjan (to tread, step).

Akin to Old Saxon stōpo. Cognate with Dutch stoep. More at stoop.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃtuː.fə/
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Noun edit

Stufe f (genitive Stufe, plural Stufen)

  1. step, tread (of a stair or ladder)
  2. degree, stage, level, rank, phase
  3. (school, short for Jahrgangsstufe) year (all pupils of a year or grade, regardless of forms)
  4. (mining) an aggregation of standalone and well-crystallized mineral
  5. (paleontology, geology) age

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Further reading edit

  • Stufe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Stufe” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Stufe” in Duden online
  •   Stufe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de