stomme

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stomme

1. inflection of stom:
   1. masculine/feminine singular attributive
   2. definite neuter singular attributive
   3. plural attributive

From Old Swedish stomme, from Proto-Germanic *stōmô (“stature”), cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌼𐌰 (stōma, “just cause”).

• IPA^(key): /²stʊmːɛ/

stomme c

1. a frame, a structure ((internal, sturdy) core support structure, of a building, vehicle, vessel, or the like)

   Huset har en stomme av trä

   The house has a wooden frame

2. (figuratively) a core, a backbone, etc. (core parts of something (supporting the rest))

   De tre kablarna utgör stommen i kommunikationsnätet

   The three cables constitute the backbone of the communication network

   Många spelare har bytt lag, men stommen i laget är kvar

   Many players have changed teams, but the core of the team remains

• benstomme

• stomme in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• stomme in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stomme in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• stomme in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)