# stemme
## English
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

stemme (plural stemmes)
* Obsolete form of stem.

### Etymology 2

Blend of stud +‎ femme

#### Noun

stemme (plural stemmes)
* A lesbian, chiefly African-American, exhibiting both stud and femme traits.
    Synonym: futch

##### Alternative forms

* stem

### Anagrams

* Temmes, emmets

## Afrikaans
### Noun

stemme
* plural of stem

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsd̥ɛmə]

### Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stemme, stemne, stimme, from Proto-Germanic *stamnijō (“voice, sound”). Cognate of English steven and German Stimme. The meaning "vote" is influenced by modern German Stimme.
The Norse word røst is still in use.

#### Noun

stemme c (singular definite stemmen, plural indefinite stemmer)
* voice (sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song)
    Synonym: røst
* vote

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2

From Middle Low German stemmen, cf. German stimmen. Derived from the noun.

#### Verb

stemme (imperative stem, infinitive at stemme, present tense stemmer, past tense stemte, perfect tense har stemt)
* voice
* tune
* vote

### Etymology 3

From Old Norse stemma, from Proto-Germanic *stammijaną (“to stop”).

#### Verb

stemme (imperative stem, present tense stemmer, past tense stemmede or stemte, past participle stemmet or stemt)
* stem
* chisel

##### Derived terms

* stemmejern

### Further reading

* stemme on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{da}$

## Dutch
### Verb

stemme
* (dated or formal) singular present subjunctive of stemmen

## German
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

stemme
* inflection of stemmen:
** first-person singular present
** singular imperative
** first/third-person singular subjunctive I

## Middle English
### Alternative forms

* stem, stemne, stempn, stempne, steuin

### Etymology

From Old English stemn, from Proto-West Germanic *stamni, from Proto-Germanic *stamniz.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stɛm/

### Noun

stemme (plural stemmes)
* The main body or stem of a tree.
* The stern-post of a ship.

#### Descendants

* English: stem
* Yola: stevin

#### References

* “stem(me, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology 1

From German Low German stimme.

#### Noun

stemme m (definite singular stemmen, indefinite plural stemmer, definite plural stemmene)
* a voice
* a vote

##### Derived terms

* enstemmig
* kvinnestemme
* stemmeseddel

### Etymology 2

From German Low German stemmen.

#### Verb

stemme (imperative stem, present tense stemmer, simple past stemte, past participle stemt, present participle stemmende)
* to tune (e.g. a guitar or a piano)
* to vote

##### Derived terms

* overensstemmende
* stemmegaffel
* stemmerett
* stemming
* stemning
* ustemt

### References

* “stemme” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²stɛmːə/

### Etymology 1

From Middle Low German stimme.

#### Noun

stemme f (definite singular stemma, indefinite plural stemmer, definite plural stemmene)
* a voice
* a vote

##### Synonyms

* røyst

##### Derived terms

* kvinnestemme

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

stemme (present tense stemmer, past tense stemde or stemte, past participle stemt, present participle stemmande, imperative stem)
* e-infinitive form of stemma (in dialects with e-infinitive or split infinitive)

### References

* “stemme” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.