Meanings
pin (short rod of metal, wood etc., used e.g. for fastening)
pencil, pen, stylus (includes all rod-shaped writing implements other than fountain pens, though even these may be included informally)
archaic · colloquiala boy, especially an apprentice
4 more meanings
Noun
endowed monastery
secular convent
collegial body
ecclesiastical donation (fund of estates)
Examples
GermanEnglish
Wann hat er ihm den Stift gegeben?When did he give him the pen?
Ich habe nur wenige Stifte.I have only a few pens.