Stamm
German
Alternative forms
- stam/Stam
Etymology
From Middle High German stam, from Old High German stam, from Proto-Germanic *stamnaz, *stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtam/
- Rhymes: -am
Audio (file)
Noun
Stamm m (genitive Stammes or Stamms, plural Stämme)
- trunk (of a tree), stem
- tribe
- (linguistics) stem (of a word)
- (biology) phylum
- (microbiology) strain (of bacteria, etc.)
Declension
Declension of Stamm
singular | plural | ||||
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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 uncommon, see notes
Derived terms
- Bakterienstamm (“bacterial strain”)
- der Apfel fällt nicht weit vom Stamm
- Stammbaum
- Stammesgesellschaft
- stämmig
- Stammlager
- Stammprinzip
- Wortstamm
- Tierstamm
(linguistics):
- Konsonantenstamm
- Präsensstamm
- Pronominalstamm
- Stammbetonung
Further reading
- Stamm in Duden online
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtam/
Noun
Stamm m (plural Stämm, diminutive Stämmche)
- tree trunk
- De Baam hod en dicker Stamm.
- The tree has a thick trunk.
Further reading
- Online Hunsrik Dictionary
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃtɑm/
- Rhymes: -ɑm
Noun
Stamm m (plural Stämm)
- stem (of a plant), trunk (of a tree)
- tribe
- (biology) phylum