# die Stafette

die Stafette is a German noun meaning “courier”. Forms: der Stafette, die Stafetten.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Stafette
- Plural: die Stafetten

## In other languages

- Русский: эстафета, конный курьер

## Meanings

1. _historical_ courier
2. relay (series of vehicles travelling in sequence)
3. _archaic_ synonym of Staffel
4. synonym of Staffellauf (“relay race”)

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