LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

stemma

stemma n (genitive stemmatis)
Classical[ˈstɛm.ma]Ecclesiastical[ˈstɛm.ma]

Meaning

  1. neuterpost Classicalusuallya garland or wreath
  2. figurativelyneuterpost Augustannobility, honoured pedigree, august lineage
    argentī fūmōsa suī stemmata nārrāreto tell the smoky nobility of his silverware
  3. Medieval Latinneuterpost Augustana crown
    ā stemmate ūsque subūculam cultū rēgālī exūtīthey pulled off the royal attire, from the crown until the undergarment
  4. Medieval Latinneuterpost Augustanwergeld
  5. Medieval Latinneuterpost Augustana kinsman, a blood-relative

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestemmastemmata
stegmata, stigmata
genitivestemmatis
stegmatis, stigmatis		stemmatum
stegmatum, stigmatum
dativestemmatī
stegmatī, stigmatī		stemmatibus
stegmatibus, stigmatibus
accusativestemmastemmata
stegmata, stigmata
ablativestemmate
stegmate, stigmate		stemmatibus
stegmatibus, stigmatibus
vocativestemmastemmata
stegmata, stigmata

stemma, ătis, n., = στέμμα.
I. In gen., a garland, wreath (post-class.), Prud. στεφ. 10, 908; Firm. Math. 3, 8.—
II. In partic., a garland hung upon an ancestral image (post-Aug.), Sen. Ben. 3, 28, 1; Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 6.—
B. Transf., a pedigree, genealogical table, genealogical tree, Sen. Ep. 44, 1; Suet. Ner. 37; id. Galb. 2; Stat. S. 3, 3, 43; Pers. 3, 28; Juv. 8, 1; Mart. 5, 35, 4.—
2. Trop., nobility, high value: argenti fumosa sui stemmata narrare, Mart. 8, 6, 3: referre prisci jejunii, the great antiquity, Prud. Cath. 7, 81.

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στέμμα (stémma).

Descendants
  • Englishstemma
  • Italianstemma
  • Sicilianstemma

Quick answers

What does stemma mean in Latin?
stemma, a noun, means “a garland or wreath”.
What is the genitive of stemma?
The genitive singular is stemmatis. stemma is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce stemma?
In classical Latin, [ˈstɛm.ma]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstɛm.ma].