Stamm

trunk

noun SHTAM Less Common

Also means

tribe

Usage Note

Stamm is wonderfully many-sided: a tree trunk, an ethnic tribe, and a word's grammatical stem. The prefix Stamm- signals 'regular' or 'core', as in Stammkunde ('regular customer') and Stammtisch (the reserved table for regulars at a pub).

Examples

"Der Stamm der Eiche ist dick."

Natural Translation

The trunk of the oak is thick.

Literal Translation

The trunk of-the oak is thick.

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