English

Etymology
Old English stæf

Noun
staff (pl. staffs or staves)

1. (plural: staffs or staves) a long, straight stick, especially one used to assist in walking.
2. (plural: staves) a series of horizontal lines on which musical notes are written.
3. (plural: staff) the employees of a business. (e.g. The company employed 10 new staff this month.)

Synonyms
stave (2)
personnel (3)

Related terms
member of staff
quarterstaff

Translations
trans-top|a long, straight stick
Croatian: Å¡tap m
Dutch: :nl:staf|staf m
Finnish: sauva
French: canne f
trans-mid
German: Stab m
Hebrew: �ק�|�ַקֵּ� m
Ido: bastono
Italian: bastone m
Spanish: bastón m, báculo m
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trans-top|a series of horizontal lines
Dutch: :nl:balk|balk m, :nl:notenbalk|notenbalk m
Finnish: nuottiviivasto
French: portée f
trans-mid
German: Notenlinien f|p
Italian: pentagramma m
Spanish: varas f|p
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trans-top|the employees of a business
Danish: stav c; stang c; stab c, personale n
Dutch: :nl:medewerkers|medewerkers m|p
Finnish: henkilökunta
trans-mid
French: personnel m, staff#French|staff m
German: Belegschaft f, Personal n
Italian: personale m
Spanish: personal m
Swedish: personal
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive to supply (a business) with employees

Translations
Danish: forsyne med personale
French: doter en personnel

Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:English words with multiple plurals

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