Stapel
Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word Stapel. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word Stapel, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say Stapel in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word Stapel you have here. The definition of the word Stapel will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofStapel, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: stapel
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch and North German Stapel.
Proper noun
Stapel (plural Stapels)
- A surname.
Descendants
- → Translingual: Stapelia
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Stapel is the 40554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals. Stapel is most common among White (95.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Stapel”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
German
Etymology
From Middle Low German stāpel, from Old Saxon stapol, from Proto-West Germanic *stapul (“pillar, post, basis, foundation”). Doublet of Etappe and Staffel.
Pronunciation
Noun
Stapel m (strong, genitive Stapels, plural Stapel)
Declension
Declension of Stapel
Hyponyms
- Bücherstapel
- Kartenstapel m (“deck of playing cards”)
- Schallplattenstapel m (“stack of records”)
