kmeň

See also: kmen

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъmenь.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkmɛɲ/

Noun

kmeň m inan (genitive singular kmeňa, nominative plural kmene, genitive plural kmeňov, declension pattern of stroj)

  1. trunk (of a tree)
  2. log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)
  3. tribe (group of people)
  4. (taxonomy) phylum
  5. strain (biology) (variant of species, like of virus)
  6. (linguistics) stem

Declension
Declension of kmeň
singular plural
nominative kmeň kmene
genitive kmeňa kmeňov
dative kmeňu kmeňom
accusative kmeň kmene
locative kmeni kmeňoch
instrumental kmeňom kmeňmi

Derived terms
  • kmeňový m
  • kmeňovo
  • kmienok
  • kmienkový
  • rodokmeň m
  • súkmeňovec m

Further reading
  • “kmeň”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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