Masculine

Stamm

Sentences
Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) tree trunk, main stem of a plant (but never used of thin stalks or twigs)
  2. (masculine, strong) tribe
  3. (masculine, strong) stem (of a word)
  4. (masculine, strong) phylum
  5. (masculine, strong) strain (of bacteria, etc.)

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃtam/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German stam, from Old High German stam, from Proto-Germanic *stamnaz, *stamniz, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand, stay”). Cognate with English stem.

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