kmeň
See also: kmen
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъmenь.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kmeɲ]
Noun
kmeň m inan (relational adjective kmeňový, diminutive kmienok)
- trunk (of a tree)
- Synonym: peň
- log (the trunk of a dead tree, cleared of branches)
- tribe (group of people)
- (taxonomy) phylum
- strain (biology) (variant of species, like of virus)
- (linguistics) stem
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kmeň | kmene |
| genitive | kmeňa | kmeňov |
| dative | kmeňu | kmeňom |
| accusative | kmeň | kmene |
| locative | kmeni | kmeňoch |
| instrumental | kmeňom | kmeňmi |
Derived terms
- kmeňovo
- 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, 2003–2025