Polyglot Dictionary

Staffelei

/ʃtafəˈlaɪ̯/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Staffeleien

Meaning

  1. easel

    • Die Malerin steht an der Staffelei.

      The painter stands at the easel.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

chevalet

chevalet is the French word for the same thing — both mean "easel."

Portuguese

cavalete

cavalete is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "easel."

Practice

1 What does Staffelei mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Malerin steht an der ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Staffelei?

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