Stoff
See also: stoff
German
editEtymology
editFirst attested in the mid 17th century. Most likely borrowed from Early Modern Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, borrowed from Old French estophe, estoffe, from estoffer (“to provide what is necessary, equip, stuff”) borrowed from Old High German stoffōn.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editStoff m (strong, genitive Stoffes or Stoffs, plural Stoffe)
- stuff, matter, substance
- (chemistry) substance
- cloth, fabric, material
- (slang, uncountable) dope (narcotic drugs)
- 1978, Horst Rieck, Christiane F., Kai Hermann, Wir Kinder vom Bahnhof Zoo [Zoo Station: The Story of Christiane F.]:
- Aber das war die totale Angst davor, dass der Stoff zu rein, zu stark war oder aber mit Strychnin oder anderem Gift gepanscht war.
- But the real fear was that the dope was too pure, too strong or was laced with strychnine or some other poison.
- (bodybuilding, slang) juice, performance-enhancing substances
- auf Stoff ― on juice
Declension
editDeclension of Stoff [masculine, strong]
Hyponyms
edit- Anzugstoff (“suit material”)
- Ballaststoff
- Baumwollstoff (“cotton fabric”)
- Brennstoff
- Dichtstoff
- Duftstoff
- Explosivstoff
- Farbstoff
- Füllstoff
- Gesprächsstoff (“topic of conversation”)
- Gewebestoff
- Giftstoff (“toxicant”)
- Harnstoff
- Impfstoff
- Kampfstoff
- Klebstoff
- Kleiderstoff
- Kohlenstoff
- Kunststoff
- Lernstoff (“class material”)
- Lesestoff (“reading material”)
- Leuchtstoff
- Lockstoff (“attractant”)
- Luftsauerstoff
- Papierstoff (“paper stock”)
- Rohstoff
- Sauerstoff
- Schaumstoff
- Sprengstoff
- Stickstoff
- Textilstoff (“textile fabric”)
- Treibstoff
- Wasserstoff
- Werkstoff
- Wirkstoff
- Wollstoff (“wool fabric”)
- Zellstoff
Derived terms
editRelated terms
edit- Stoffbeutel
- Stoffeigenschaft (“cloth property”)
- Stofffarbe (“fabric paint, fabric dye”)
- Stoffgewebe (“cloth fabric”)
- Stoffklasse
- Stoffsofa
- Stofftasche
- Stofftier
- Stofftiger
Descendants
edit- → Macedonian: штоф (štof)
- → Russian: штоф (štof)
- → Serbo-Croatian:
- → Kashubian: sztof
- → Silesian: sztof
See also
editFurther reading
editLuxembourgish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editStoff m (plural Stoffer)
- Alternative form of Stoft
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