stake

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English surname, from the noun stake. Compare Staff, Stack.

From Middle English stake, from Old English staca (“pin, tack, stake”), from Proto-West Germanic *stakō, from Proto-Germanic *stakô (“stake”), from Proto-Indo-European *stog-, *steg- (“stake”). Cognate with Scots stak, staik, Saterland Frisian Stak, West Frisian staak, Dutch staak, Low German Stake, Norwegian stake, Spanish estaca.

206 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: hu — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Southern Altai: казык (kazïk) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Arabic: وَتِد (watid) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Arabic: خَازُوق (ḵāzūq) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Arabic: خازوق (ḵāzūg) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Arabic: عَامُود (ʕāmūd) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Basque: taketa — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Belarusian: кол (kol) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Bulgarian: кол (kol) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Catalan: pal — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Catalan: estaca — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Chinese Mandarin: 木樁 /木桩 (mùzhuāng) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Czech: kůl — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Czech: tyčka — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Czech: kolík — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Danish: pæl — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Danish: stolpe — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Dutch: staak — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Dutch: paal — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Esperanto: paliso — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Esperanto: paliseto — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Finnish: paalu — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Finnish: tolppa — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• French: pieu — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• French: pal — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• French: tuteur — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• French: jalon — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• French: piquet — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Galician: estaca — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Gallurese: stantagliu — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• German: Pfahl — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• German: Pflock — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Gothic: 𐌷𐌽𐌿𐌸𐍉 (hnuþō) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Greek: πάσσαλος (pássalos) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Greek: παλούκι (paloúki) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ancient Greek: σκόλοψ (skólops) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ancient Greek: χάραξ (khárax) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ancient Greek: σταυρός (staurós) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Hebrew: יָתֵד (yātḗḏ) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Hungarian: karó — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ido: paliso — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Irish: cuaille — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Irish: stáca — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Italian: palo — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Italian: paletto — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Italian: picchetto — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Italian: piolo — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Italian: stecca — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Italian: tutore — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Japanese: 棒 (bō) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Japanese: 杭 (kui) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Kazakh: қазық (qazyq) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Korean: 말뚝 (malttuk) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Latin: tālea — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Latin: pālus — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Latin: stilus — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Latin: sudis — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Latin: ridica — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Latvian: miets — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Luxembourgish: Poul — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Macedonian: кол (kol) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Macedonian: колец (kolec) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Malay: galah — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Māori: tia — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Māori: titi — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Māori: teo — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Māori: rirīwai — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Māori: taki — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Māori: hoka — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Middle English: stake — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Norwegian: stake — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Norwegian: påle — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Occitan: pal — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Occitan: estaca — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Polish: pal — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Polish: kół — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Portuguese: estaca — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Romanian: par — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Russian: кол (kol) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Russian: столб (stolb) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Russian: подпо́рка (podpórka) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Russian: ко́лышек (kólyšek) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Sardinian: albaranu — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Sardinian: longupànte — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Scottish Gaelic: stob — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Serbo-Croatian: колац — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Serbo-Croatian: kolac — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Slovak: kôl — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Slovene: kol — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Lower Sorbian: koł — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Spanish: estaca — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Swedish: stör — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Swedish: påle — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Turkish: kazık — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ottoman Turkish: قازیق (kazık) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ottoman Turkish: وتد (veted) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ottoman Turkish: هرك (herek) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Ukrainian: кіл (kil) — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Vietnamese: cọc — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Zazaki: qazıq — pointed long and slender piece of wood etc.
• Finnish: lopetuskeppi — croquet: finishing stick
• French: piquet — croquet: finishing stick
• Finnish: tolppa — upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart
• Ancient Greek: σταυρός (staurós) — upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart
• Italian: palo — upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart
• Italian: stecca — upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart
• Italian: sponda — upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart
• Russian: щеко́лда (ščekólda) — upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart
• Russian: кол (kol) — upright stick to prevent goods falling off a cart
• Arabic: مِحْرَقَة (miḥraqa) — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Catalan: foguera — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Czech: kůl — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Esperanto: fosto — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Finnish: paalu — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• French: poteau — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• German: Marterpfahl — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• German: Scheiterhaufen — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Hebrew: מוֹקֵד (moqéd) — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Italian: rogo — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Norwegian: påle — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Portuguese: fogueira — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Russian: столб (stolb) — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Slovene: grmada — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Spanish: hoguera — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Swedish: påle — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Ottoman Turkish: قازیق (kazık) — timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned
• Arabic: حِصَّة (ḥiṣṣa) — share or interest in a business
• Czech: podíl — share or interest in a business
• Danish: interessent — share or interest in a business
• Dutch: aandeel — share or interest in a business
• Finnish: osuus — share or interest in a business
• French: participation — share or interest in a business
• German: Anteil — share or interest in a business
• Hebrew: מְנָיָה (m'nayá) — share or interest in a business
• Italian: partecipazione — share or interest in a business
• Italian: interesse — share or interest in a business
• Norwegian: aksje — share or interest in a business
• Portuguese: participação — share or interest in a business
• Russian: до́ля (dólja) — share or interest in a business
• Russian: проце́нт (procént) — share or interest in a business
• Russian: уча́стие (učástije) — share or interest in a business
• Russian: пай (paj) — share or interest in a business
• Slovene: delež — share or interest in a business
• Spanish: participación — share or interest in a business
• Spanish: interés — share or interest in a business
• Spanish: implicación — share or interest in a business
• Spanish: inversión — share or interest in a business
• Turkish: pay — share or interest in a business
• Turkish: çıkar — share or interest in a business
• Zazaki: hise — share or interest in a business
• Arabic: رِهَان (rihān) — wager or pledge
• Bulgarian: залог (zalog) — wager or pledge
• Bulgarian: ставка (stavka) — wager or pledge
• Finnish: panos — wager or pledge
• French: enjeu — wager or pledge
• French: mise — wager or pledge
• German: Einsatz — wager or pledge
• German: Poule — wager or pledge
• Italian: posta — wager or pledge
• Italian: in gioco — wager or pledge
• Italian: in palio — wager or pledge
• Italian: palio — wager or pledge
• Italian: posta in gioco — wager or pledge
• Norwegian: interesse — wager or pledge
• Norwegian: risiko — wager or pledge
• Polish: stawka — wager or pledge
• Russian: ста́вка (stávka) — wager or pledge
• Finnish: pieni alasin — small anvil
• Czech: kůl — Mormonism: territorial division
• Dutch: ring — Mormonism: territorial division
• Finnish: vaarna — Mormonism: territorial division
• French: pieu — Mormonism: territorial division
• German: Pfahl — Mormonism: territorial division
• Italian: palo — Mormonism: territorial division
• Korean: 스테이크 (seuteikeu) — Mormonism: territorial division
• Polish: palik — Mormonism: territorial division
• Portuguese: estaca — Mormonism: territorial division
• Russian: кол (kol) — Mormonism: territorial division
• Slovak: kôl — Mormonism: territorial division
• Spanish: estaca — Mormonism: territorial division
• Galician: rodrigar — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Galician: estacar — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• German: anpflocken — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• German: anbinden — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• German: hochbinden — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Māori: whakatō — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Māori: taki — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Māori: turupou — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Māori: hokahoka — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Portuguese: estacar — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Russian: укрепля́ть (ukrepljátʹ) — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Russian: укрепи́ть (ukrepítʹ) — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Russian: подпира́ть (podpirátʹ) — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Russian: подпере́ть (podperétʹ) — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Spanish: estacar — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Spanish: machetear — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Turkish: hereklemek — to fasten, support, or defend with stakes
• Bulgarian: набивам на кол (na) — to pierce or wound with a stake
• German: pfählen — to pierce or wound with a stake
• Portuguese: estacar — to pierce or wound with a stake
• Spanish: estacar — to pierce or wound with a stake
• Bulgarian: залагам (zalagam) — to put at hazard upon the issue of competition
• Italian: mettere in gioco — to put at hazard upon the issue of competition
• Russian: ста́вить на карту (stávitʹ na kartu) — to put at hazard upon the issue of competition
• Russian: ста́вить на кон (stávitʹ na kon) — to put at hazard upon the issue of competition
• Spanish: poner en juego — to put at hazard upon the issue of competition