n-stem

noun

ˈen-¦stem 

plural n-stems

linguistics

: any of a group of Indo-European stem formatives that consist of an n with vowel determined by ablaut or that contain an n as the final element (such as the neuter abstract noun suffix *-mn̥-, in the genitive case *-men-s)

Word History

First Known Use

1886, in the meaning defined above

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