Jump to content

stemma

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

Noun

[edit]

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
  2. In the study of stemmatics, a diagram showing the relationship of a text to its manuscripts.
  3. One of the types of simple eyes in arthropods.
[edit]

Finnish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Swedish stämma.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

[edit]
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

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

[edit]
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

Derived terms

[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Anagrams

[edit]

Icelandic

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

  1. to stop, block, stem
    Synonym: stífla
Conjugation
[edit]
stemma – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur stemma
supine sagnbót stemmt
present participle
stemmandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég stemmi stemmdi stemmi stemmdi
þú stemmir stemmdir stemmir stemmdir
hann, hún, það stemmir stemmdi stemmi stemmdi
plural við stemmum stemmdum stemmum stemmdum
þið stemmið stemmduð stemmið stemmduð
þeir, þær, þau stemma stemmdu stemmi stemmdu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú stemm (þú), stemmdu
plural þið stemmið (þið), stemmiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
stemmdur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
stemmdur stemmd stemmt stemmdir stemmdar stemmd
accusative
(þolfall)
stemmdan stemmda stemmt stemmda stemmdar stemmd
dative
(þágufall)
stemmdum stemmdri stemmdu stemmdum stemmdum stemmdum
genitive
(eignarfall)
stemmds stemmdrar stemmds stemmdra stemmdra stemmdra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
stemmdi stemmda stemmda stemmdu stemmdu stemmdu
accusative
(þolfall)
stemmda stemmdu stemmda stemmdu stemmdu stemmdu
dative
(þágufall)
stemmda stemmdu stemmda stemmdu stemmdu stemmdu
genitive
(eignarfall)
stemmda stemmdu stemmda stemmdu stemmdu stemmdu
Derived terms
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

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

[edit]

stemma f (genitive singular stemmu, nominative plural stemmur)

  1. dam
  2. stiffness
  3. moistness
Declension
[edit]
Declension of stemma (feminine)
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

[edit]

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

Verb

[edit]

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

  1. to fit, to agree with, to correspond to, to coincide with
    Synonyms: koma heim, koma heim og saman, passa
  2. (music, of an instrument) to be in tune
  3. (music) to tune (an instrument)
    Synonym: stilla

Etymology 4

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

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
[edit]
Declension of stemma (feminine)
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

[edit]

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

Noun

[edit]

stemma n (genitive singular stemma, nominative plural stemmu)

  1. (stemmatics, very rare) stemma (diagram showing the relationship of variants of a text)
    • 2011, Þórdís Edda Jóhannesdóttir, “Sigurdrífumál og eyðan í Konungsbók Eddukvæða”, in Gripla, volume XXIII, page 303 of 287—317:
      Varðveisla handritsins veldur líklega mestum vandræðum í stemmanu.
      The preservation of the manuscript probably causes the greatest problems in the stemma.
Declension
[edit]
Declension of stemma (neuter)
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

[edit]

Italian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

[edit]

stemma m (plural stemmi)

  1. coat of arms, scutcheon, charge

Latin

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From the Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

Pronunciation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

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
        (please add an English translation of this usage example)
        to tell the smoky nobility of his silverware
      2. (Medieval Latin) a crown
        ā stemmate ūsque subūculam cultū rēgālī exūtī
        (please add an English translation of this usage example)
      3. (Medieval Latin) wergeld
    2. (Medieval Latin) a kinsman, a blood-relative

Declension

[edit]

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

Descendants

[edit]
  • English: stemma
  • Italian: stemma
  • Sicilian: stemma

References

[edit]
  • 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

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

stemma f

  1. definite singular of stemme

Etymology 2

[edit]

From German Low German stemmen.

Alternative forms

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

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
[edit]
Derived terms
[edit]

Etymology 3

[edit]

Inherited from Old Norse stemma.

Verb

[edit]

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

Old Dutch

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō.

Noun

[edit]

stemma f

  1. voice

Inflection

[edit]

Descendants

[edit]

References

[edit]
  • stimma”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012