Russian edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stьblь, from Proto-Indo-European *steib/*stib (stem, cane).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsʲtʲebʲɪlʲ]
  • (file)

Noun edit

сте́бель (stébelʹm inan (genitive сте́бля, nominative plural сте́бли, genitive plural стебле́й or сте́блей, diminutive стебелёк)

  1. (botany) stem, stalk (botany: above-ground stalk of a vascular plant)

Declension edit