Stemma — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work

the descendants of one individual

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈɛmə/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈɛmə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈɛmə/

2 syllables Say it as /stˈɛmə/.

Examples

his entire lineage has been warriors

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ancestry descent bloodline origin parentage pedigree line simple eye blood line blood line of descent stock ocellus lineage

Parts of Speech

noun	a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work
noun	the descendants of one individual “his entire lineage has been warriors”
noun	an eye having a single lens

Word Forms

lineal	adjective	in a straight unbroken line of descent from parent to child
descend	verb	come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example
parent	verb	bring up

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

souche

un diagramme en arbre montrant une reconstitution de la transmission des manuscrits d'une œuvre littéraire

🇪🇸Spanish

tallo

un diagrama de árbol que muestra una reconstrucción de la transmisión de manuscritos de una obra literaria

🇷🇺Russian

стемма

древовидная диаграмма, показывающая реконструкцию передачи рукописей литературного произведения

India

🇧🇩Bengali

স্টেমা

একটি সাহিত্যকর্মের পাণ্ডুলিপি প্রেরণের পুনর্গঠন দেখানো একটি গাছের চিত্র

🇮🇳Tamil

தண்டு

ஒரு இலக்கியப் படைப்பின் கையெழுத்துப் பிரதிகளின் பரிமாற்றத்தின் மறுகட்டமைப்பைக் காட்டும் ஒரு மர வரைபடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

కాండము

ఒక సాహిత్య రచన యొక్క మాన్యుస్క్రిప్ట్‌ల ప్రసారం యొక్క పునర్నిర్మాణాన్ని చూపించే చెట్టు రేఖాచిత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टेमा

साहित्यिक कार्याच्या हस्तलिखितांच्या प्रसारणाची पुनर्रचना दर्शविणारा वृक्ष आकृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટેમા

સાહિત્યિક કૃતિની હસ્તપ્રતોના પ્રસારણનું પુનઃનિર્માણ દર્શાવતું વૃક્ષ રેખાકૃતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಂಡ

ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕೃತಿಯ ಹಸ್ತಪ್ರತಿಗಳ ಪ್ರಸರಣದ ಪುನರ್ನಿರ್ಮಾಣವನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುವ ಮರದ ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാണ്ഡം

ഒരു സാഹിത്യകൃതിയുടെ കൈയെഴുത്തുപ്രതികളുടെ കൈമാറ്റത്തിൻ്റെ പുനർനിർമ്മാണം കാണിക്കുന്ന ഒരു ട്രീ ഡയഗ്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਟੈਮਾ

ਇੱਕ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਰਚਨਾ ਦੇ ਹੱਥ-ਲਿਖਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਰਣ ਦੇ ਪੁਨਰ ਨਿਰਮਾਣ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਰੁੱਖ ਦਾ ਚਿੱਤਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

سٹیما

ایک درخت کا خاکہ جو کسی ادبی کام کے مخطوطات کی ترسیل کی تعمیر نو کو ظاہر کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

茎

显示文学作品手稿传输重建的树状图

🇯🇵Japanese

ステマ

文学作品の写本の伝達の再構築を示す樹形図

🇰🇷Korean

홑눈

문학 작품의 원고 전달을 재구성한 것을 보여주는 수형도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thân cây

sơ đồ cây thể hiện sự tái hiện quá trình truyền tải bản thảo của một tác phẩm văn học

🇹🇭Thai

ต้นกำเนิด

แผนภาพต้นไม้แสดงการถ่ายทอดต้นฉบับวรรณกรรมขึ้นมาใหม่

🇮🇩Indonesian

batangma

diagram pohon yang menunjukkan rekonstruksi transmisi naskah suatu karya sastra

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الجذعية

رسم تخطيطي شجرة يوضح إعادة بناء نقل مخطوطات العمل الأدبي

🇮🇷Persian

ساقه

نمودار درختی که بازسازی انتقال نسخه های خطی یک اثر ادبی را نشان می دهد

🇹🇷Turkish

kök

bir edebi eserin el yazmalarının aktarımının yeniden yapılandırılmasını gösteren bir ağaç diyagramı

🇮🇱Hebrew

סטמה

דיאגרמת עץ המציגה שחזור של העברת כתבי יד של יצירה ספרותית

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The primary meaning of 'stemma' is 'a tree diagram showing a reconstruction of the transmission of manuscripts of a literary work'.

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Using 'stemma' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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'stemma' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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