estafette

English

Alternative forms

estafet

Etymology

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta, diminutive of staffa (“stirrup”).

Noun

estafette (plural estafettes)

(obsolete) A dispatch rider, especially military; a mounted courier.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French estafette, from Italian staffetta. First attested in the seventeenth century.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌɛs.taːˈfɛ.tə/
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Hyphenation: es‧ta‧fet‧te

Noun

estafette f (plural estafettes, diminutive estafettetje n)

relay race

Derived terms

estafettedienst
estafetteloop
estafetteloper
estafettemarathon
estafetteploeg
estafettestaking
estafettestok
fietsestafette
zwemestafette

Descendants

→ West Frisian: estafette
→ Indonesian: estafet

French

Etymology

From Italian staffetta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛs.ta.fɛt/
Audio (file)

Noun

estafette f (plural estafettes)

Descendants

→ Dutch: estafette
- → West Frisian: estafette
- → Indonesian: estafet
→ English: estafette

Further reading

“estafette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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