estafeta
Catalan
Etymology
From Italian staffetta.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic) IPA(key): /əs.təˈfə.tə/
- (Central) IPA(key): /əs.təˈfɛ.tə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /es.taˈfe.ta/
Noun
estafeta f (plural estafetes)
- courier
Further reading
- “estafeta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From French estafette (“relay race”).
Noun
estafeta
- relay race
Declension
Declension of estafeta
| nominative | estafeta |
|---|---|
| genitive | estafetanıñ |
| dative | estafetağa |
| accusative | estafetanı |
| locative | estafetada |
| ablative | estafetadan |
References
- Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian staffetta.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.taˈfe.tɐ/, /es.taˈfe.tɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.taˈfe.tɐ/, /eʃ.taˈfe.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.taˈfe.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.tɐˈfe.tɐ/
Noun
estafeta m or f by sense (plural estafetas)
- courier (person who delivers messages)
- Synonym: mensageiro
- (Portugal, sports) relay, relay race
Further reading
- “estafeta” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
- “estafeta” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish
Etymology
Italian staffetta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /estaˈfeta/ [es.t̪aˈfe.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: es‧ta‧fe‧ta
Noun
estafeta m or f (plural estafetas)
- (Latin America) courier
Related terms
- estafar
Further reading
- “estafeta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014