Borrowed fromDutch and NorthGermanStapel.
Stapel (pluralStapels)
- Asurname.
- According to the 2010 United States Census,Stapel is the 40554th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 539 individuals.Stapel is most common among White (95.73%) individuals.
- tepals,patels,leptas,septal,plates,petals,Staple,peltas,Patels,staple,palets,palest,pleats,pastel,Pleats
FromMiddle Low Germanstāpel, fromOld Saxonstapol, fromProto-West Germanic*stapul(“pillar, post, basis, foundation”).Doublet ofEtappe andStaffel.
- IPA(key): /ˈʃtaːpl̩/,/ˈʃtaːpəl/
Stapel m (strong,genitiveStapels,pluralStapel)
- stack,batch (also computing)
- (nautical)slipway
- Synonym:Helling
Declension ofStapel [masculine, strong]