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die Stimme

noun · /ˈʃtɪmə/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German stimme, from Old High German stimma or stimna, from Proto-West Germanic *stebnu, from Proto-Germanic *stebnō or *stamnijō from Proto-Indo-European *stomen- (“mouth, muzzle”). Cognate with Hunsrik Stimm, English steven, Old English stefn, Old English stemn (“voice”), Old Frisian stifne, stemme (“voice”), Old Saxon stemna (“voice”) (Dutch stem), Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌹𐌱𐌽𐌰 (stibna, “voice”), and Ancient Greek στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).

Translation

  1. voice (speaking or singing), call of an animal feminine

    Er ging rasch und sicher, trällerte vor sich hin, endlich begann er sogar zu singen mit einer schönen dunklen Stimme, die ihm selber fremd vorkam.

    He walked fast and firmly, trilled to himself, finally he even started to sing in a beautiful dark voice, which seemed unfamiliar to himself.

  2. vote (a person's submission in an election or voting process) feminine

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominative Stimme Stimmen
Accusative Stimme Stimmen
Dative Stimme Stimmen
Genitive Stimme Stimmen