staffa

See also: Staffa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sta.fa/
• Homophones: staffas, staffât

Verb

staffa

1. third-person singular past historic of staffer

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstaf.fa/
• Rhymes: -affa
• Hyphenation: stàf‧fa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic stapho.

Noun

staffa f (plural staffe)

1. (equestrianism) stirrup
2. (anatomy) stapes, stirrup bone, stirrup

   Synonym: columella

Derived terms

• staffare
• staffetta
• staffiere

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

staffa

1. inflection of staffare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• staffa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana