staminal

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstæmɪnəl/, /ˈstæmənəl/

Etymology 1

stamen + -al. Compare French staminal.

Adjective

staminal (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to stamens.

   staminal tube

   staminal column

Etymology 2

stamina + -(a)l.

Adjective

staminal (not comparable)

1. (rare) Pertaining to or promoting stamina or endurance.
   • 1896 November 2/3, Daily News 3 (quoted in the New English Dictionary):

     The supplies […] consisting chiefly of large quantities of provisions, vegetables, staminal foods, and pemmicans, will be sold […] on Monday.

2. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to the stamina or basic structure or constitution of a thing.
   • 1798, J. Barry, Let. Dilettanti Soc., page 32:

     The absurdity […] of magnifying its accidental casual connexion with patronage, into something staminal and essential to its growth and perfection.

   • 1805, Southey, in Robberds' Mem. W. Taylor II, page 77:

     I know myself to be free from these staminal defects.

   • 1845, J. Martineau, Misc., published 1852, page 92:

     an exposition of his staminal ideas of this subject

References

• “staminal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “staminal”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Anagrams

• natalism, talisman

French

Adjective

staminal (feminine staminale, masculine plural staminaux, feminine plural staminales)

1. staminal

Further reading

• “staminal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French staminal.

Adjective

staminal m or n (feminine singular staminală, masculine plural staminali, feminine and neuter plural staminale)

1. staminal

Declension

Declension of staminal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	staminal		staminală	staminali	staminale
	definite	staminalul		staminala	staminalii	staminalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	staminal		staminale	staminali	staminale
	definite	staminalului		staminalei	staminalilor	staminalelor