stäpp
Swedish
Etymology
From German Steppe or French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”) or Ukrainian степ (step). There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative Old East Slavic reconstruction *сътепь (sŭtepĭ, “trampled place, flat, bare”), related to топот (topot), топтать (toptatĭ).Used in Swedish since 1817.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɛp/
Noun
stäpp c
- steppe
Declension
| Declension of stäpp | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | stäpp | stäppen | stäpper | stäpperna |
| Genitive | stäpps | stäppens | stäppers | stäppernas |
References
- stäpp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- stäpp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.