Stamm

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German[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German stam, from Old High German stam, from Proto-Germanic *stamnaz, *stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”). Cognate with English stem.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ʃtam/
  • Rhymes: -am
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Stamm m (strong, genitive Stammes or Stamms, plural Stämme)

  1. tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs)
  2. (ethnography) tribe
  3. (linguistics) stem (of a word)
  4. (biology) phylum
  5. (microbiology) strain (of bacteria, etc.)

Declension[edit]

Declension of Stamm [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Stamm die Stämme
genitive eines des Stammes, Stamms der Stämme
dative einem dem Stamm, Stamme1 den Stämmen
accusative einen den Stamm die Stämme

1Now rare, see notes.

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Stamm m (plural Stämm, diminutive Stämmche)

  1. tree trunk
    De Baam hod en dicke Stamm.
    The tree has a thick trunk.

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Stamm m (plural Stämm)

  1. stem (of a plant), trunk (of a tree)
  2. tribe
  3. (biology) phylum
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