noun#2,052 by frequency
der Stamm
/ʃtam/
tree trunk, main stem of a plant; tribe; stem
- genitive
- des Stammes
- plural
- die Stämme
Meanings
- 1
tree trunk, main stem of a plant — but never used of thin stalks or twigs
- 2
tribe
Es gibt immer noch einige wilde Stämme auf dieser Insel.
There are still some savage tribes on that island.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FR
Die Sprache dieses Stammes ist genauso komplex wie jede andere menschliche Sprache.
The language of that tribe is as complex as any other human language.
Tatoeba · Esperantostern · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 3
stem — of a word
- 4
phylumrare
- 5
strain — of bacteria, etc.rare
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derStamm | dieStämme |
| accusative | denStamm | dieStämme |
| dative | demStamm | denStämmen |
| genitive | desStammes | derStämme |
Forms in lighter type are derived by the standard declension rules from the nominative, genitive and plural.