стебель

Russian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Further reading

  • стебель in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru