Etappe
See also: etappe
German
Etymology
Ca. 1700, from French étape, which see. Doublet of Stapel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈtapə/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -apə
Noun
Etappe f (genitive Etappe, plural Etappen)
- (countable) stage, leg (of a journey or development, also (sports) of a cycle race or rally)
- Synonyms: Strecke, Teilstrecke, Abschnitt, Stadium, Stufe, Phase
- (military, usually uncountable) rear, areas away from the front used for logistics and building up troops
- Synonyms: Hinterland, Nachschubgebiet, Aufmarschgebiet
- 1952, Ernst Busch, Hanns Eisler (lyrics and music), “Ami, go home!”, performed by Ernst Busch:
- Clay und Cloy aus USA sind für die Etappe da.
Solln die German boys verrecken in dem Sand!- Clay and Cloy from the USA are designed for the rear.
Let the German boys perish in that sand [of a nuclear explosion]!
- Clay and Cloy from the USA are designed for the rear.
Declension
Declension of Etappe [feminine]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | eine | die | Etappe | die | Etappen |
genitive | einer | der | Etappe | der | Etappen |
dative | einer | der | Etappe | den | Etappen |
accusative | eine | die | Etappe | die | Etappen |
Derived terms
- Etappenrennen
- Etappenziel
Further reading
- “Etappe” in Duden online
- “Etappe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Etappe on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de