Stammvokal
German, noun/ˈʃtam.voˌkaːl/
Stammvokal is spelled S-T-A-M-M-V-O-K-A-L (10 letters) and appears about once in every 46 million words in written German, the 406,877th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Stammvokal is a German masculine noun meaning “thematic vowel, stem vowel (characteristic vowel linking a root with its suffixes)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Vokal des Wortstamms”.
What does Stammvokal mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinethematic vowel, stem vowel (characteristic vowel linking a root with its suffixes)
Der lateinische Infinitiv amare lässt sich in die Wurzel am-, den Stammvokal -a- und die Endung -re zerteilen.
- 2
masculineroot vowel, the (stressed) vowel of the root ≈ stem itself
Die starken Verben im Deutschen bilden das Präteritum durch Abwandlung des Stammvokals.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vokal des Wortstamms 2. ein der Wortwurzel angefügter Kennlaut einer Deklinationsklasse
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Stammvokal
- Stammvokals genitive
- Stammvokale plural
- Stammvokalen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Stammvokal?
- /ˈʃtam.voˌkaːl/
- [ˈʃtamvoˌkaːl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Stammvokal in German?
Stammvokal appears about once in every 46 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).