sztacheta

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Stakete, Staket, itself borrowed in the fifteenth century from Middle French estakette, estachette, derived from Old French estache (pole, stake), a Germanic borrowing equalling German Staken, English stake from Proto-Germanic *stakô (pole, stick, stake) from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (pole, stick, stake).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ʂtaˈxɛ.ta/

Noun

sztacheta f

  1. pale, picket (wooden stake driven into the ground forming part of a fence)

Declension

Derived terms

  • sztacheciarz
  • sztachetowy

Descendants

  • Ukrainian: штахе́ти, штахе́т (štaxéty, štaxét)
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