Stufe

See also: stufe

German

Etymology

From Old High German stuofa, akin to Old Saxon stōpo. Cognate to Dutch stoep.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʃtuː.fə]
Audio (Austria) (file)

Noun

Stufe f (genitive Stufe, plural Stufen)

step, tread (of a stair or ladder)
degree, stage, level, rank, phase
(mining) an aggregation of standalone and well-crystallized mineral
(paleontology, geology) age

Declension

Declension of Stufe

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Stufe	die	Stufen
genitive	einer	der	Stufe	der	Stufen
dative	einer	der	Stufe	den	Stufen
accusative	eine	die	Stufe	die	Stufen

Derived terms

Erfahrungsstufe
einstufen
herabstufen
heraufstufen
Sprachstufe

Further reading

Stufe in Duden online

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