stafett

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian staffetta, via older German Stafette (now only Swiss German), compare with German Staffel.

Noun

stafett m (definite singular stafetten, indefinite plural stafetter, definite plural stafettene)

1. (athletics, and other sports) a relay (race)
2. a baton (used in a relay)

Synonyms

• (race) stafettløp

References

• “stafett” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Italian staffetta, via older German Stafette (now only Swiss German), compare with German Staffel.

Noun

stafett m (definite singular stafetten, indefinite plural stafettar, definite plural stafettane)

1. (athletics, and other sports) a relay (race)
2. a baton (used in a relay)

Synonyms

• (race) stafettlaup, stafettløp

References

• “stafett” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Staffette, from Italian staffetta.

Noun

stafett c

1. a relay race

Declension

Declension of stafett

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stafett	stafetts
	definite	stafetten	stafettens
plural	indefinite	stafetter	stafetters
	definite	stafetterna	stafetternas

Derived terms

• damstafett
• herrstafett
• skidstafett
• stafettlag
• stafettlopp
• stafettläkare
• stafettlöpare
• stafettlöpning
• stafettpinne
• stafettsträcka
• stafettväxling

 

References

• stafett in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stafett in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stafett in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stafett in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)