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See also: stoff
German
Etymology
First 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”). The word is ultimately Germanic and was borrowed into Old French from Old High German stoffōn, itself from Proto-West Germanic *stoppōn, making it a doublet of stopfen (“to stuff, to plug”).
Pronunciation
Noun
Stoff 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
Declension of Stoff [masculine, strong]
1Now rare, see notes.
Hyponyms
- 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
Related terms
- Stoffbeutel
- Stoffeigenschaft (“cloth property”)
- Stofffarbe (“fabric paint, fabric dye”)
- Stoffgewebe (“cloth fabric”)
- Stoffklasse
- Stoffsofa
- Stofftasche
- Stofftier
- Stofftiger
Descendants
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Further reading
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Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
Noun
Stoff m (plural Stoffer)
- alternative form of Stoft
Derived terms
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