Stamm

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German

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

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

Noun

Stamm m (genitive Stammes or Stamms, plural Stämme)

  1. trunk (of a tree), stem
  2. tribe
  3. (linguistics) stem (of a word)
  4. (biology) phylum
  5. (microbiology) strain (of bacteria, etc.)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Further reading

  • Stamm” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

Noun

Stamm m (plural Stämm, diminutive Stämmche)

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

Further reading


Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

Noun

Stamm m (plural Stämm)

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