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Stufe.

step, tread (of a stair or ladder)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʃtuː.fə/
  1. step, tread (of a stair or ladder)

    feminine
  2. degree, stage, level, rank, phase

    feminine
  3. clipping of Jahrgangsstufe: year (all pupils of a year or grade, regardless of forms)

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping · feminine
  4. an aggregation of standalone and well-crystallized mineral

    feminine
  5. age

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German stuofe, from Old High German stuofa, from Proto-West Germanic *stōpā, related to the verb *stappjan (“to tread, step”). Akin to Old Saxon stōpo. Cognate with Dutch stoep. More at stoop.

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