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
	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

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