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

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