stemmen

stemmen c

1. definite singular of stemme

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛmə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: stem‧men
• Rhymes: -ɛmən

From stem +‎ -en.

stemmen

1. (intransitive, sometimes transitive) to vote (to cast a vote)
2. (transitive) to adopt by vote (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?)
3. (transitive) to tune (to the right pitch)
4. (transitive) to bring into a certain mood

   Ons offer zal de goden gunstig stemmen.

   Our offering will please the gods.

5. (intransitive, obsolete) to agree

• Afrikaans: stem
• → Caribbean Javanese: setèm, nyetèm, nyetèmi
• → Papiamentu: stèm, stem

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

stemmen

1. plural of stem

From Proto-Germanic *stammijaną. Compare Old Norse stemma (“to halt, to dam”), Swedish stämma (“to block”), Old English gistemen (“to restrain”), English stem and English stammer.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛmən/

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stemmen (weak, third-person singular present stemmt, past tense stemmte, past participle gestemmt, auxiliary haben) (transitive)

1. to heave, to lift (a heavy load, weights, oneself)
2. to brace, to press (a body part against a firm surface)

   die Hände in die Hüften stemmen ― to put one's arms against one's hips

3. (reflexive) to push, to brace oneself (against an obstacle or opposing force)

   Er stemmte sich gegen die Menschenmenge. ― He braced himself against the crowd.

   1. (figurative) to push back against, to try to resist (an undesirable policy, development, or trend)

      Synonyms: widersetzen, Widerstand leisten, sträuben

      • 2025 April 11, Felix Hackenbruch, “Schwarz-Rot zunächst gegen Pflicht: Reicht der freiwillige Wehrdienst aus?”, in Tagesspiegel‎^[1], archived from the original on 12 April 2025:

        Genau dagegen, also eine Rückkehr der derzeit ausgesetzten harten Wehrpflicht, stemmt sich jedoch seine eigene Partei.

        But exactly this, namely a return of the currently suspended compulsory military draft, is what his own party is pushing back against.

4. to pry (something out of an affixed position with e.g. a chisel or crowbar)

   Fliesen von der Wand stemmen ― to pry tiles off the wall

5. (figurative) to manage to handle, to get done (a heavy workload, a difficult project)
   1. to afford, to manage to pay (a significant cost or financial investment)
      • 2024 July 12, “EU: Neue Plastikgesetze könnten Import von Schnittblumen aus Kenia beeinträchtigen”, in Der Spiegel‎^[2], →ISSN:

        Die Vorschriften führten zu Extrakosten. Diese könnten manche Handelspartner nicht stemmen, befürchten Experten.

        The regulations would result in additional costs. Some trade partners would not be able to afford them, experts fear.

• “stemmen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “stemmen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “stemmen” in Duden online
• “stemmen” in OpenThesaurus.de

From Old Dutch *stemmen, from Proto-Germanic *stammijaną.

stemmen

1. to stem, to stop, to block

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stemmen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

stemmen m

1. definite singular of stemme