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d-stem

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English

Syllables
d-stem
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the intensive stem/verbal construction of a root, typically denoting intensity, transitivity, and multiplication, particularly in Semitic languages

Etymology

Abbreviation of doubled stem, due to the fact that verbs in this stem typically have a doubled second radical.

Inflected Forms

D-stems (plural)

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

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

Synonyms

binyan pi'el pa'el stem form II

Questions

What does d-stem mean?
the intensive stem/verbal construction of a root, typically denoting intensity, transitivity, and multiplication, particularly in Semitic languages
Where does d-stem come from?
Abbreviation of doubled stem, due to the fact that verbs in this stem typically have a doubled second radical.

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