Stimm

Bavarian

Etymology

From Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, stimna, from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō or *stamnijō, from Proto-Indo-European *stomen- (“mouth, muzzle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃd̥im/

Noun

Stimm f (plural Stimman, diminutive Stimmerl)

1. voice (speaking or singing)
2. vote

East Central German

Etymology

From Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma, stimna, from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō or *stamnijō, from Proto-Indo-European *stomen- (“mouth, muzzle”). Compare German Stimme.

Noun

Stimm f

1. (Erzgebirgisch) voice (speaking or singing), call of an animal
2. (Erzgebirgisch) vote

References

• Alte und neue Gedichte und Geschichten in erzgebirgischer Mundart, 12. Heft., P. 4
• Manfred Blechschmidt, Behüt eich fei dos Licht Ein Weihnachtsbuch des Erzgebirges P. 95
• 1982 Karl-Heinz Schmidt, Itze schlöft dr Pastor ei : Heiteres aus dem Erzgebirge. P. 17