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Wortstamm

word stem

noun VORT-shtam Rare
Communication Language

Also means

root form of a word

Usage Note

Wortstamm is the base form that remains after stripping prefixes and suffixes, used in grammar and etymology. Recognising the Wortstamm helps learners understand word families, e.g. schreib- in schreiben, Schreiber, beschreiben.

Examples

"Wenn man den Wortstamm kennt, lassen sich viele verwandte Wörter ableiten."

Natural Translation

If you know the word stem, you can derive many related words.

Literal Translation

If one the word-stem knows, let themselves many related words derive.

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