Contionary:stamen

Niemish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈstaːmʲɪn/

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stamniz.

Noun

² stámen n.m. syncopating hard stem

1. tree trunk, main stem of a woody plant (not used of non-woody plants or twigs)
2. (linguistics) stem (of a word)
3. (biology) phylum
4. (microbiology) strain (of bacteria, etc.)

Declension

declension of stámen (mh-S declension)
	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	stámen	stä́mnan	stámns	stä́mnas
genitive	stä́mins	stámnes	stámne	stä́minse
dative	stámn	stä́mnum	stä́mną	stä́mnę

Derived terms

• stàmnel ("stamen")

See also

• stál ("stalk, stem of a non-woody plant")
• stáng ("standard, flagpole")