stemna

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²stɛmnɑ/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse stefna.

Alternative forms

• stemne

Verb

stemna (present tense stemnar or stemner, past tense stemna or stemnde, past participle stemna or stemnt, present participle stemnande, imperative stemn)

1. to set course, steer towards
2. to summon to court, subpoena

Etymology 2

Noun

stemna f or n

1. definite feminine singular of stemne (Etymology 1)
2. definite neuter plural of stemne (Etymology 1)
3. definite singular of stemne (Etymology 2)

See also

• stevne (Bokmål)

References

• “stemna” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• stemnia

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *stebnō, *stamnijō (“voice”).

Noun

stemna f

1. voice

Declension

Declension of stemna (feminine a-stem)

	singular	plural
nominative	stemna	stemna
accusative	stemna	stemna
genitive	stemnō	stemnanō
dative	stemnu	stemnum
instrumental	—	—

Descendants

• Low German: Stemne