kmeň

See also: kmen

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kъmenь.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kmeɲ]

Noun

kmeň m inan (related adjective kmeňový, diminutive kmienok)

1. trunk (of a tree)

   Synonym: peň

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 (pattern stroj)

	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, 2003–2024