stapol
Old English
Alternative forms
- stapel
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *stapulaz, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (“post, stem”). Akin to Old Frisian stapul (“tooth-stem”), Middle Low German stapel (“execution block”) (German Stapel (“beam, stake”)), Old High German staffal, Old Norse stöpull, Old English stæf (“staff”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɑpol/
Noun
stapol m
- basis
- post; trunk of a tree, support, stay
- pillar, column
- threshold; flight of stairs
- market, court
Declension
Declension of stapol (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | stapol | stapelas |
| accusative | stapol | stapelas |
| genitive | stapoles | stapela |
| dative | stapole | stapelum |
Synonyms
- stapela
- sȳl
Related terms
- stapola
Descendants
- English: staple