stepen

See also: степень

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stepenь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stêpeːn/
  • Hyphenation: ste‧pen

Noun

stȅpēn m inan (Cyrillic spelling сте̏пе̄н)

  1. (geometry, physics, mathematics, Bosnia, Serbia) degree
    danas u hladu do 41 stepen Celzijusa
    today in the shade up to 41 degrees Celsius
  2. level
  3. stage
  4. extent
  5. grade
  6. exponent

Usage notes

While this word finds occasional usage in border dialects in Croatian, the standard word is stȗpanj.

Declension

Declension of stepen
singular plural
nominative stepen stepeni
genitive stepena stepeni
dative stepenu stepenima
accusative stepen stepene
vocative stepene stepeni
locative stepenu stepenima
instrumental stepenom stepenima

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • pòstepeno

Further reading

  • stepen”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025