Stemen

Stemen is not a standard lexical entry in Dutch or other major languages. When encountered, it is usually a misspelling or variant of stemmen or, less commonly, of stem in its plural form. The root stem in Dutch carries meanings related to voice or vote.

In Dutch, the closer and correct forms are stem (singular) and stemmen (plural or infinitive). The noun stem refers to a voice or to a single vote, while the plural de stemmen means the votes cast in an election or decision-making body. The verb stemmen means to vote. The spelling stemen does not correspond to a standard inflected form in contemporary Dutch and is generally considered erroneous in formal writing.

Stemen can also appear as a proper noun. In onomastics, Stemen may be used as a surname or as a place name in some regions. As such, it does not denote a distinct linguistic or technical concept and has no widely recognized definition beyond its use as a personal or toponymic name.

In summary, stemen is typically encountered as a misspelling or rare proper noun rather than as a separate term with an established meaning. The normal Dutch forms to refer to voting or to a group of votes are stem, stemmen, and de stemmen.