Polish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from German Stakete, Staket, from Middle French estakette, estachette, from Old French estache (pole, stake), a Germanic borrowing equalling German Staken, English stake from Proto-Germanic *stakô (pole, stick, stake) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (pole, stick, stake).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʂtaˈxɛ.ta/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛta
  • Syllabification: szta‧che‧ta

Noun edit

sztacheta f

  1. pale, picket (wooden stake driven into the ground forming part of a fence)

Declension edit

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Ukrainian: штахе́ти (štaxéty), штахе́т (štaxét)

Further reading edit

  • sztacheta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • sztacheta in Polish dictionaries at PWN