Hyphenation
gen·er·al staffTurkish pronunciation
cenrıl stäfPronunciation
/ˈʤenrəl ˈstaf/ /ˈʤɛnrəl ˈstæf/
Etymology
[ 'jen-r&l, 'je-n&- ] (adjective.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin generalis, from gener-, genus kind, class; more at KIN.