"staf" meaning in Dutch

See staf in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: Nl-staf.ogg Forms: staven [plural], staafje [diminutive, neuter], stafje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -ɑf Etymology: From Middle Dutch staf, from Old Dutch *staf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. More at staaf. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|staf}} Middle Dutch staf, {{inh|nl|odt|*staf}} Old Dutch *staf, {{inh|nl|gmw-pro|*stab}} Proto-West Germanic *stab, {{inh|nl|gem-pro|*stabaz}} Proto-Germanic *stabaz Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-:ven|staafje|dim2=+}} staf m (plural staven, diminutive staafje n or stafje n)
  1. staff (stick) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-staf-nl-noun-fKzFGeqN Categories (other): Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural: 47 53
  2. staff (employees) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-staf-nl-noun-FsfOyrsd Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural, Pages with 8 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 8 entries: 1 14 2 2 6 3 12 11 2 11 12 2 11 1 4 1 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 16 1 1 4 2 13 13 1 12 14 1 13 1 2 1 3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: herdersstaf, stafchef, stafofficier, stafrijm, toverstaf

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "herdersstaf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stafchef"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stafofficier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "stafrijm"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "toverstaf"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "staf"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: staf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: staf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "staf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: staf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: staf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "staf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: staf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: staf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "staf"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch staf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*staf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *staf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*stab"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *stab",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*stabaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *stabaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch staf, from Old Dutch *staf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. More at staaf.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "staven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staafje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stafje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "-:ven",
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        "dim2": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "47 53",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "staff (stick)"
      ],
      "id": "en-staf-nl-noun-fKzFGeqN",
      "links": [
        [
          "staff",
          "staff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        {
          "_dis": "4 96",
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          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
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        },
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          "_dis": "1 14 2 2 6 3 12 11 2 11 12 2 11 1 4 1 5",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 16 1 1 4 2 13 13 1 12 14 1 13 1 2 1 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "staff (employees)"
      ],
      "id": "en-staf-nl-noun-FsfOyrsd",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Nl-staf.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/aa/Nl-staf.ogg/Nl-staf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Nl-staf.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "staf"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -en",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
    "Pages with 8 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɑf",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/ɑf/1 syllable"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "herdersstaf"
    },
    {
      "word": "stafchef"
    },
    {
      "word": "stafofficier"
    },
    {
      "word": "stafrijm"
    },
    {
      "word": "toverstaf"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "af",
            "2": "staf"
          },
          "expansion": "Afrikaans: staf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Afrikaans: staf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "id",
            "2": "staf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Indonesian: staf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Indonesian: staf"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "pap",
            "2": "staf",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Papiamentu: staf",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Papiamentu: staf"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "staf"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch staf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "*staf"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch *staf",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*stab"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *stab",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*stabaz"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Germanic *stabaz",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle Dutch staf, from Old Dutch *staf, from Proto-West Germanic *stab, from Proto-Germanic *stabaz. More at staaf.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "staven",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "staafje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stafje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "2": "-:ven",
        "3": "staafje",
        "dim2": "+"
      },
      "expansion": "staf m (plural staven, diminutive staafje n or stafje n)",
      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "staff (stick)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "staff",
          "staff"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "staff (employees)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "Nl-staf.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/aa/Nl-staf.ogg/Nl-staf.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Nl-staf.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑf"
    }
  ],
  "word": "staf"
}

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