שטאָף

Yiddish

Etymology

From German Stoff, borrowed from Early Modern Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, borrowed from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer (“to decorate, garnish”), borrowed from Old High German stoffōn, from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn (“to stop; stuff, insert”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʃtɔf/

Noun

שטאָף • (shtof) m, plural שטאָפֿן‎ (shtofn)

stuff, material
fabric

Derived terms

ברענשטאָף‎ (brenshtof)
וואַסערשטאָף‎ (vasershtof)
ווײַסלשטאָף‎ (vayslshtof)
זויערשטאָף‎ (zoyershtof)
קוילנשטאָף‎ (koylnshtof)
קליישטאָף‎ (kleyshtof)
שטיקשטאָף‎ (shtikshtof)

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