estafette
English
Alternative forms
- estafet
Etymology
Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa (“stirrup”).
Noun
estafette (plural estafettes)
- (obsolete) A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta. First attested in the seventeenth century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɛs.taːˈfɛ.tə/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: es‧ta‧fet‧te
Noun
estafette f (plural estafettes, diminutive estafettetje n)
- relay race
Derived terms
- estafettedienst
- estafetteloop
- estafetteloper
- estafettemarathon
- estafetteploeg
- estafettestaking
- estafettestok
- fietsestafette
- zwemestafette
Descendants
- → West Frisian: estafette
- → Indonesian: estafet
French
Etymology
From Italian staffetta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛs.ta.fɛt/
Audio (file)
Noun
estafette f (plural estafettes)
- courier
- (military) dispatch rider
Descendants
- → Dutch: estafette
- → West Frisian: estafette
- → Indonesian: estafet
- → English: estafette
Further reading
- “estafette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.