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

  1. steppe

Declension

Declension of stäpp
nominative genitive
singular indefinite stäpp stäpps
definite stäppen stäppens
plural indefinite stäpper stäppers
definite stäpperna stäppernas

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