staffa

See also: Staffa

French

Pronunciation

Verb

staffa

  1. third-person singular past historic of staffer

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈstaf.fa/
  • Rhymes: -affa
  • Hyphenation: stàf‧fa

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic stapho.

Noun

staffa f (plural staffe)

  1. (equestrianism) stirrup
  2. (anatomy) stapes, stirrup bone, stirrup
    Synonym: columella
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

staffa

  1. inflection of staffare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading
  • staffa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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