ստէպ
Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *steyb-, *steypH-. Cognate with Ancient Greek στείβω (steíbō, “tread or stamp on, tread under foot”), Lithuanian staibus (“courageous, strong”).
Noun
ստէպ • (stēp)
- speed, haste, alacrity, diligence
- ստիպաւ, ստիպով ― stipaw, stipov ― in haste, in a hurry, quick, fast, with great speed or alacrity; eagerly, hotly
Declension
o-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ստէպ (stēp) |
| genitive | ստիպոյ (stipoy) |
| dative | ստիպոյ (stipoy) |
| accusative | ստէպ (stēp) |
| ablative | ստիպոյ (stipoy) |
| instrumental | ստիպով (stipov) |
| locative | ստէպ (stēp) |
i-a-type
| singular (uncountable) | |
|---|---|
| nominative | ստէպ (stēp) |
| genitive | ստիպի (stipi) |
| dative | ստիպի (stipi) |
| accusative | ստէպ (stēp) |
| ablative | ստիպէ (stipē) |
| instrumental | ստիպաւ (stipaw) |
| locative | ստիպի (stipi) |
Adjective
ստէպ • (stēp)
- frequent
Adverb
ստէպ • (stēp)
- frequently, often; incessantly, continually
- ստէպ ստէպ ― stēp stēp ― quickly, hastily; very often, continually, incessantly
- ստէպ կալ ― stēp kal ― to persevere in, to be assiduous, steadfast in, constant in, to apply or addict oneself to
Derived terms
- ստիպաբար (stipabar)
- ստիպագոյն (stipagoyn)
- ստիպապէս (stipapēs)
- ստիպաւ (stipaw)
- ստիպեմ (stipem)
- ստիպեցուցանեմ (stipecʿucʿanem)
- ստիպումն (stipumn)
Descendants
- Armenian: ստեպ (step)
References
- Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), “ստէպ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), “ստէպ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian, Zagreb, page 11