Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

š-stem

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
s-stem
IPA
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the causative stem/verbal construction of a root, typically denoting causativity, particularly in Semitic languages

Etymology

So called due to the initial š which appears in the Akkadian (and reconstructed Proto-Semitic) form of the stem.

Inflected Forms

Š-stems (plural)

Phrases

G-stem tG-stem D-stem tD-stem L-stem tL-stem Št-stem ŠtG-stem

Frequently Paired Words

G-stem tG-stem D-stem tD-stem L-stem tL-stem Št-stem ŠtG-stem

Synonyms

C-stem binyan hif'il binyan hiph'il af'el stem aph'el stem haph'el stem form IV

Questions

What does š-stem mean?
the causative stem/verbal construction of a root, typically denoting causativity, particularly in Semitic languages
Where does š-stem come from?
So called due to the initial š which appears in the Akkadian (and reconstructed Proto-Semitic) form of the stem.

How to pronounce š-stem

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