kmen

See also: kmeň

Czech

Etymology

Cognate with Slovak kmeň.

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Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkmɛn]

Noun

kmen m

  1. trunk (of a tree)
  2. log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)
  3. tribe (group of people)
  4. (taxonomy) phylum
  5. strain (biology) (variant of species, like of virus)
  6. (linguistics) stem

Declension
Declension
singular plural
nominative kmen kmeny
genitive kmene, kmenu kmenů
dative kmenu, kmeni kmenům
accusative kmen kmeny
vocative kmene kmeny
locative kmenu, kmeni kmenech
instrumental kmenem kmeny

Derived terms

Further reading
  • kmen in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kmen in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
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