en stam
Meaning
stem; trunk; tribe
In Swedish: den lodräta delen av ett träd som grenarna utgår från
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en stam |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | stammen |
| Plural, indefinite | stammar |
| Plural, definite | stammarna |
stam is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor stam, den stora stammen. Check another noun
Practise stam
1 / 2Is it en stam or ett stam?
stam in a sentence
- trädets stamthe trunk the of tree
- hjärnstammenthe brain stem
- en indianstaman Indian tribe
- den svenska vargstammenthe Swedish wolf population
Words built with stam
- trädstam tree trunk
- stamträd family (genealogical) tree
- stamtavla genealogical table, pedigree
- stamfader earliest ancestor, progenitor
- bakteriestam strain of bacteria
- indianstam Indian tribe
- ordstam stem of a word
Questions
What does stam mean in English?
stam means “stem, trunk”.
Is it en stam or ett stam?
It is en stam, and “the stem” is stammen.
What is the plural of stam?
The plural of stam is stammar, and the definite plural is stammarna.
Similar words
stjälkrör
Origin
From Old Swedish staffn, stampn, from Old Norse stafn.
Nearby common words
stam is number 3,732 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
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