stemma

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

Noun

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stemma (plural stemmata or stemmas)

  1. A family tree or recorded genealogy
    • 1941, Sterling Dow, “A Family of Sculptors from Tyre”, in Hesperia: The Journal of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens[1], →DOI, page 359:
      Where so few dates are known, an authoritative stemma is out of the question
  1. In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts
  2. One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods
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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Swedish stämma.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstemːɑ/, [ˈs̠te̞mːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -emːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): stem‧ma

Noun

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stemma

  1. (music) part, voice; harmony (melody played or sung by a particular instrument, voice, or group of instruments or voices, within a polyphonic piece)
    laulaa stemmoja
    to sing harmonies

Declension

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Inflection of stemma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative stemma stemmat
genitive stemman stemmojen
partitive stemmaa stemmoja
illative stemmaan stemmoihin
singular plural
nominative stemma stemmat
accusative nom. stemma stemmat
gen. stemman
genitive stemman stemmojen
stemmain rare
partitive stemmaa stemmoja
inessive stemmassa stemmoissa
elative stemmasta stemmoista
illative stemmaan stemmoihin
adessive stemmalla stemmoilla
ablative stemmalta stemmoilta
allative stemmalle stemmoille
essive stemmana stemmoina
translative stemmaksi stemmoiksi
abessive stemmatta stemmoitta
instructive stemmoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of stemma (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative stemmani stemmani
accusative nom. stemmani stemmani
gen. stemmani
genitive stemmani stemmojeni
stemmaini rare
partitive stemmaani stemmojani
inessive stemmassani stemmoissani
elative stemmastani stemmoistani
illative stemmaani stemmoihini
adessive stemmallani stemmoillani
ablative stemmaltani stemmoiltani
allative stemmalleni stemmoilleni
essive stemmanani stemmoinani
translative stemmakseni stemmoikseni
abessive stemmattani stemmoittani
instructive
comitative stemmoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative stemmasi stemmasi
accusative nom. stemmasi stemmasi
gen. stemmasi
genitive stemmasi stemmojesi
stemmaisi rare
partitive stemmaasi stemmojasi
inessive stemmassasi stemmoissasi
elative stemmastasi stemmoistasi
illative stemmaasi stemmoihisi
adessive stemmallasi stemmoillasi
ablative stemmaltasi stemmoiltasi
allative stemmallesi stemmoillesi
essive stemmanasi stemmoinasi
translative stemmaksesi stemmoiksesi
abessive stemmattasi stemmoittasi
instructive
comitative stemmoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative stemmamme stemmamme
accusative nom. stemmamme stemmamme
gen. stemmamme
genitive stemmamme stemmojemme
stemmaimme rare
partitive stemmaamme stemmojamme
inessive stemmassamme stemmoissamme
elative stemmastamme stemmoistamme
illative stemmaamme stemmoihimme
adessive stemmallamme stemmoillamme
ablative stemmaltamme stemmoiltamme
allative stemmallemme stemmoillemme
essive stemmanamme stemmoinamme
translative stemmaksemme stemmoiksemme
abessive stemmattamme stemmoittamme
instructive
comitative stemmoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative stemmanne stemmanne
accusative nom. stemmanne stemmanne
gen. stemmanne
genitive stemmanne stemmojenne
stemmainne rare
partitive stemmaanne stemmojanne
inessive stemmassanne stemmoissanne
elative stemmastanne stemmoistanne
illative stemmaanne stemmoihinne
adessive stemmallanne stemmoillanne
ablative stemmaltanne stemmoiltanne
allative stemmallenne stemmoillenne
essive stemmananne stemmoinanne
translative stemmaksenne stemmoiksenne
abessive stemmattanne stemmoittanne
instructive
comitative stemmoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative stemmansa stemmansa
accusative nom. stemmansa stemmansa
gen. stemmansa
genitive stemmansa stemmojensa
stemmainsa rare
partitive stemmaansa stemmojaan
stemmojansa
inessive stemmassaan
stemmassansa
stemmoissaan
stemmoissansa
elative stemmastaan
stemmastansa
stemmoistaan
stemmoistansa
illative stemmaansa stemmoihinsa
adessive stemmallaan
stemmallansa
stemmoillaan
stemmoillansa
ablative stemmaltaan
stemmaltansa
stemmoiltaan
stemmoiltansa
allative stemmalleen
stemmallensa
stemmoilleen
stemmoillensa
essive stemmanaan
stemmanansa
stemmoinaan
stemmoinansa
translative stemmakseen
stemmaksensa
stemmoikseen
stemmoiksensa
abessive stemmattaan
stemmattansa
stemmoittaan
stemmoittansa
instructive
comitative stemmoineen
stemmoinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Old Norse stemma (to halt, to dam), from Proto-Germanic *stammijaną. Compare Swedish stämma (to block), Old English gistemen (to restrain), English stem and English stammer.

Verb

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stemma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stemmdi, supine stemmt)

  1. to stop, block, stem
    Synonym: stífla
Conjugation
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Derived from the verb stemma (1) or the related adjective stamur, which shows variation between -m- and -mm- in the stem; compare Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌼𐌼𐍃 (stamms).

Noun

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stemma f (genitive singular stemmu, nominative plural stemmur)

  1. dam
  2. stiffness
  3. moistness
Declension
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    Declension of stemma
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stemma stemman stemmur stemmurnar
accusative stemmu stemmuna stemmur stemmurnar
dative stemmu stemmunni stemmum stemmunum
genitive stemmu stemmunnar stemma stemmanna

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Danish stemme, from Middle Low German stemmen. Related to stemma (melody [for a ballad]) (4).

Verb

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stemma (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative stemmdi, supine stemmt)

  1. to fit, to agree (with something), to correspond (to something), to coincide
  2. (music, of an instrument) to be in tune
  3. (music) to tune (an instrument)
Synonyms
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Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Danish stemme (voice; musical part; vote).

Noun

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stemma f (genitive singular stemmu, nominative plural stemmur)

  1. (obsolete) a musical voice or sound
  2. a melody, generally for ballads (rímur)
  3. (obsolete) vote (instance of participating in a formalized choice by a group)
Declension
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    Declension of stemma
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stemma stemman stemmur stemmurnar
accusative stemmu stemmuna stemmur stemmurnar
dative stemmu stemmunni stemmum stemmunum
genitive stemmu stemmunnar stemma stemmanna

Etymology 5

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Learned borrowing from Latin stemma (garland, wreath; pedigree, family tree), from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma, garland, wreath).

Noun

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stemma n (genitive singular stemma, nominative plural stemmu)

  1. (stemmatics) stemma (diagram showing the relationship of variants of a text)
Declension
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    Declension of stemma
n-w singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative stemma stemmað stemmu stemmun
accusative stemma stemmað stemmu stemmun
dative stemma stemmanu stemmum stemmunum
genitive stemma stemmans stemma stemmanna

References

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin stemma, from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈstɛm.ma/
  • Rhymes: -ɛmma
  • Hyphenation: stèm‧ma

Noun

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stemma m (plural stemmi)

  1. coat of arms, scutcheon, charge

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From the Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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stemma n (genitive stemmatis); third declension

  1. (post-Classical, in general) a garland or wreath
  2. (post-Augustan, in particular) a garland hung upon an ancestral image
    1. (transferred sense) a pedigree, geneagram, or family tree
      1. (figurative) nobility, honoured pedigree, august lineage
        argentī fūmōsa suī stemmata nārrāre
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        to tell the smoky nobility of his silverware
      2. (Medieval Latin) a crown
        ā stemmate ūsque subūculam cultū rēgālī exūtī
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      3. (Medieval Latin) wergeld
    2. (Medieval Latin) a kinsman, a blood-relative

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative stemma stemmata
Genitive stemmatis stemmatum
Dative stemmatī stemmatibus
Accusative stemma stemmata
Ablative stemmate stemmatibus
Vocative stemma stemmata

Descendants

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  • English: stemma
  • Italian: stemma

References

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  • stemma”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • stemma in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 1,476/3.
  • stemma” on page 1,817/3 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
  • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976) “stemma”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 991/1

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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stemma f

  1. definite singular of stemme

Etymology 2

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From German Low German stemmen.

Alternative forms

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Verb

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stemma (present tense stemmer, past tense stemde or stemte, past participle stemt, present participle stemmande, imperative stem)

  1. to tune (e.g. a guitar or a piano)
  2. to vote
  3. to put in a certain mood
    Talen hans gjorde alle velvillig stemt.
    His speech made everyone positively inclined.
Synonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 3

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Inherited from Old Norse stemma.

Verb

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stemma (present tense stemmer, past tense stemde or stemte, past participle stemt, present participle stemmande, imperative stem)

  1. (folklore) to stop a bleeding by using magic power; to still blood
    Synonyms: dempa, stansa, stilla