stamma

See also: stämma

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

stamma

1. simple past and past participle of stamme

Alternative forms

• stammet

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• stammen

Noun

stamma m or f

1. definite feminine singular of stamme

Swedish

Etymology 1

Old Swedish stama, from Old Norse stama. Cognate of Icelandic stama and Danish stamme. Compare with German stammeln, English stammer.

Verb

stamma (present stammar, preterite stammade, supine stammat, imperative stamma)

1. to stutter, to stammer (have a stutter or currently stutter, for any reason)

Conjugation

Conjugation of stamma (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	stamma		—
supine	stammat		—
imperative	stamma		—
imper. plural1	stammen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stammar	stammade	—	—
ind. plural1	stamma	stammade	—	—
subjunctive2	stamme	stammade	—	—
present participle		stammande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

• stammare
• stamning

See also

• logoped
• talfel
• talpedagog

Etymology 2

From Swedish stam (“stem”), from Proto-Germanic *stamniz. Compare with English stem and German stammen.

Verb

stamma (present stammar, preterite stammade, supine stammat, imperative stamma)

1. to stem (from), to originate (from), to lead one's ancestry (from)

   Synonym: härstamma

Conjugation

Conjugation of stamma (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	stamma		—
supine	stammat		—
imperative	stamma		—
imper. plural1	stammen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	stammar	stammade	—	—
ind. plural1	stamma	stammade	—	—
subjunctive2	stamme	stammade	—	—
present participle		stammande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

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