stomme

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Adjective

stomme

1. inflection of stom:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish stomme, from Proto-Germanic *stōmô (“stature”), cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌼𐌰 (stōma, “just cause”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stʊmːɛ/

Noun

stomme c

1. a frame, a structure ((internal, sturdy) core support structure, of a building, vehicle, vessel, or the like)

   Huset har en stomme av trä

   The house has a wooden frame

2. (figuratively) a core, a backbone, etc. (core parts of something (supporting the rest))

   De tre kablarna utgör stommen i kommunikationsnätet

   The three cables constitute the backbone of the communication network

   Många spelare har bytt lag, men stommen i laget är kvar

   Many players have changed teams, but the core of the team remains

Inflection

Declension of stomme

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stomme	stommes
	definite	stommen	stommens
plural	indefinite	stommar	stommars
	definite	stommarna	stommarnas

Derived terms

• benstomme

References

• stomme in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stomme in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stomme in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stomme in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)