stäpp
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Noun edit
stäpp c
Declension edit
Declension of stäpp | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | stäpp | stäppen | stäpper | stäpperna |
Genitive | stäpps | stäppens | stäppers | stäppernas |