staal
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch staal, from Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą.
Pronunciation
Noun
staal (uncountable)
- steel (alloy of iron and other elements, often carbon)
Descendants
- → Xhosa: isitali
Dutch
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch stael, from Old Dutch stāl, from earlier *stahal, from Proto-Germanic *stahlą.
Cognate with German Stahl, Danish stål, Icelandic stál, English steel, West Frisian stiel.
Noun
staal n (uncountable)
Derived terms
- roestvrij staal (“stainless steel”)
- staalachtig (“steel-like”)
- staalhard (“hard as steel”)
- staalindustrie (“steel industry”)
- stalen (“made of steel”, adjective)
- stalen (“to reinforce, make hard”, verb)
- wapeningsstaal (“rebar”)
- zenuwen van staal (“nerves of steel”)
Descendants
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch stael, from Old French estal, from Frankish *stalō, *stalu, from Proto-Germanic *staluz (“post, rod, staff; trunk, stump, tail”). See also steel.
Noun
staal n (plural stalen, diminutive staaltje n)
- sample
- staal zonder waarde
- worthless sample
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