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see|STEM
English

Pronunciation
stem, /stem/, /<tt>stem</tt>/
:Rhymes:English:-�m|Rhymes: -�m

Etymology 1
Old English stefn (later: stemn)

Noun
en-noun

1. botany The above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms.
2. A slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogue the shaft of a feather.
3. A narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon.
4. linguistics The main part of an uninflected word to which endings may be added to form inflections of the word.
5. typography A vertical stroke of a letter.
6. music A vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music.
7. nautical The vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached. (FM 55-501).

Derived terms
stem cell
brain stem

Translations
trans-top|above-ground stalk of a vascular plant
Finnish: varsi, runko
German: Stamm m
trans-mid
Russian: ��вол (stvol) m of a tree, ��ебел� (st'éb'el') m
Swedish: stjälk c
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trans-top|slender supporting member for an individual part of a plant
Finnish: vana, kukkavana, kukkavarsi, lehtiruoti
trans-mid
Russian: �е�енок (�erenók) m of a leaf or fruit, �ве�оножка (cv'etonóžka) f of a flower, плодоножка (plodonóžka) f of a fruit
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trans-top|narrow supporting structure on certain man-made objects
Finnish: jalka, varsi, kanta
trans-mid
Russian: ��е�жен� (st'éržen�) m
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trans-top|main part of a word
Czech: kmen m
Finnish: vartalo
German: Wortstamm m
trans-mid
Russian: о�нова (osnóva) f
Swedish: ordstam c
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trans-top|vertical stroke of a letter
Finnish: pystyviiva
trans-mid
Russian: ножка (nóžka) f
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trans-top|vertical stroke of a symbol representing a note in written music
Finnish: varsi
trans-mid
Swedish: notskaft n
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trans-top|forward vertical extension of the keel
Danish: stævn
Finnish: keulavannas, kokkapuu, steevi
trans-mid
Russian: но� (nos) m, �о���евен� (forštév'en') m
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ttbc|Chinese: � (jìng); �根, �根 (cí g�n)
ttbc|Dutch: stam m, stengel m, steel m
ttbc|French: tige f (1), radical (3)
ttbc|German: Stiel m (2)
ttbc|Greek: μί��ο� (mískhos) m
ttbc|Hebrew: ��ע�� (giv'ol) m
ttbc|Italian: gambo m
ttbc|Japanese: � (��, kukí), 幹 (��, mikí); �幹 (���, gokan)
ttbc|Korean: �기 (julgi)
ttbc|Portuguese: haste m
ttbc|Spanish: vástago m, tallo m
ttbc|Swedish: stam c (5); skaft n (2,7); fot c (3,4); stapel c (6)
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse stemma.

Verb
en-verb|stem|m|ing

1. To descend in a family line.
2. To be caused or derived; to originate.

#*The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government.

1. To take out the stem from something.
2. To stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood).

#*stem a tide

1. (skiing) To move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn.

Synonyms
:to originate, stem from:
to be due to
to arise from

Derived terms
stem from

Translations
trans-top|to descend
Finnish: polveutua
trans-mid
Russian: п�ои��оди�� (prois�odít') impf, п�оизой�и (proizojtí) pf
Swedish: stamma
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trans-top|to be caused
Finnish: olla peräisin, johtua, aiheutua, periytyä
trans-mid
Russian: п�ои��оди�� (prois�odít') impf, п�оизой�и (proizojtí) pf
Swedish: stamma, härstamma, härröra
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trans-top|to take out the stem from something
Finnish: poistaa varsi
Swedish: härleda, ta ut stam
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trans-top|to stop, hinder
Finnish: padota, seisauttaa, tyrehdyttää
Swedish: stoppa, hejda, hindra, stämma, dämma
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trans-top|to point the skis inward
Finnish: aurata
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Category:Skiing

Dutch

Noun
stem

1. voice

Category:Dutch nouns

ar:stem
bg:stem
et:stem
el:stem
fa:stem
fr:stem
io:stem
id:stem
it:stem
ku:stem
hu:stem
nl:stem
pt:stem
ru:stem
simple:stem
fi:stem
ta:stem
te:stem
vi:stem
tr:stem
uk:stem
vo:stem
zh:stem

• 2007-10-25 09:43 - 90.184.80.53 - /* Translations */ Danish translation for the maritime term

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