Schaft

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See also: schaft and -schaft

German

Etymology

From Middle High German schaft, from Old High German skaft, scaft, from Proto-West Germanic *skaft. Doublet of Schacht.

Pronunciation

Noun

Schaft m (strong, genitive Schaftes or Schafts, plural Schäfte)

  1. shaft (pole)
  2. (clothing) upper (of a shoe), leg (of a boot)

Declension

Declension of Schaft
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Schaft die Schäfte
genitive eines des Schaftes, Schafts der Schäfte
dative einem dem Schaft, Schafte1 den Schäften
accusative einen den Schaft die Schäfte

1Now rare, see notes.

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