kmeň
See also: kmen
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *kъmenь.
Pronunciation
Noun
kmeň m (genitive singular kmeňa, nominative plural kmene, genitive plural kmeňov, declension pattern of stroj)
- trunk (of a tree)
- log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)
- tribe (group of people)
- (taxonomy) phylum
- strain (biology) (variant of species, like of virus)
- (linguistics) stem
Declension
Declension of kmeň
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kmeň”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024