LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

stāmen

stāmen n (genitive stāminis)
Classical[ˈstaː.mɛn]Ecclesiastical[ˈstaː.men]

Meaning

  1. warp (of a loom)
  2. thread hanging from a distaff

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestāmenstāmina
genitivestāminisstāminum
dativestāminīstāminibus
accusativestāmenstāmina
ablativestāminestāminibus
vocativestāmenstāmina

stāmen, ĭnis, n. sto,
I. the warp in the upright loom of the ancients (cf.: trama, subtemen).
I. Lit., Varr. L. L. 5, § 113 Müll.; Tib. 1, 3, 86; Ov. M. 6, 54 sq.; 6, 576; 4, 275; 4, 397 al.—
II. Transf., in gen.
A. A thread hanging from the distaff: aut ducunt lanas aut stamina pollice versant, Ov. M. 4, 34; 4, 179; 4, 221; 12, 475: operoso stamine, id. A. A. 1, 695: et minuent plenas stamina nostra colos, id. H. 3, 76: deducere plenā stamina longa colu, Tib. 1, 3, 86; 1, 6, 78: digitis dum torques stamina duris, Ov. H. 9, 79.—Of the threads of the Parcae, Tib. 1, 7, 2; 3, 3, 36; Ov. M. 8, 453; id. Tr. 5, 13, 24; 4, 1, 63; Luc. 3, 19; 6, 777. —Hence, de legibus queri Fatorum et nimio de stamine, too long a thread of life, Juv. 10, 252.—Poet.: fallebam stamine somnum, i. e. by spinning, Prop. 1, 3, 41.—
B. Of threads of other sorts; thus, of the thread of Ariadne, Prop. 4 (5), 4, 42. of the spider, Ov. M. 6, 145; Plin. 11, 24, 28, § 80; of a net, id. 19, 1, 2, § 11; of the stamina of the lily, id. 21, 5, 11, § 23; the fibres of wood, id. 16, 38, 73, § 186; the strings of an instrument, Ov. M. 11, 169.—
C. (Pars pro toto.) A cloth made of threads; so the fillets of priests, Prop. 4 (5), 9, 52; Sil. 3, 25.—A garment, Claud. in Eutr. 1, 304; id. Laud. Stil. 2, 346; id. Rapt. Pros. 2, 34.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *stāmen, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂mn̥, from *steh₂- (“stand”), whence also stō and sistō. Cognate with Sanskrit स्थामन् (sthā́man, “place; strength”), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐍉𐌼𐌰 (stōma), Ancient Greek στῆμα (stêma), used by Hesychius for a part of a plant. Equivalent to stō (“to stand”) + -men (noun-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalanestam
  • Englishstamen
  • Englishstamina
  • Frenchétaim
  • Frenchétamine
  • Italianstame
  • Portugueseestame
  • Portugueseestâmina
  • Spanishestambre

In English words that came into English from stāmen

  • staminastāmina
  • stamenstāmen
  • staminatestaminatus
  • staminodestāminōdium
  • staminstāminea

Quick answers

What does stāmen mean in Latin?
stāmen, a noun, means “warp (of a loom); thread hanging from a distaff”.
What is the genitive of stāmen?
The genitive singular is stāminis. stāmen is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce stāmen?
In classical Latin, [ˈstaː.mɛn]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstaː.men].
Which English words come from stāmen?
English words that go back to Latin stāmen include stamen, stamina, staminate, staminode and stamin.