степ

Bulgarian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old East Slavic степь (stepĭ) via Ukrainian and Russian, of Proto-Slavic origin.

Noun

степ • (step) f (relational adjective сте́пен)

1. steppe, grassland

Declension

Declension of степ

	singular	plural
indefinite	степ step	сте́пи stépi
definite	степта́ steptá	сте́пите stépite

See also

• лива́да (liváda), мора́ва (moráva), лъ́ка́ (lǎ́ká, “meadow”)
• ля́да (ljáda), ледина́ (lediná, “barren land, fields”)
• поля́на (poljána, “lawn”)
• сава́на (savána, “savannah”)

References

• “степ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “степ”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English step.

Noun

степ • (step) m

1. tap dance

Declension

Declension of степ

	singular
indefinite	степ step
definite (subject form)	сте́път stépǎt
definite (object form)	сте́па stépa

References

• “степ (танц)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɛp]

Noun

степ • (step) m

1. tap dance

Declension

Declension of степ

	singular
indefinite	степ
definite unspecified	степот
definite proximal	степов
definite distal	степон
vocative	степу

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɛp] (phonetic respelling: стэп)

Noun

степ • (stɛp) m inan (genitive сте́па, nominative plural сте́пы, genitive plural сте́пов)

1. tap dance

   Synonym: чечётка (čečótka)

Declension

Declension of степ (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	сте́п stɛ́p	сте́пы stɛ́py
genitive	сте́па stɛ́pa	сте́пов stɛ́pov
dative	сте́пу stɛ́pu	сте́пам stɛ́pam
accusative	сте́п stɛ́p	сте́пы stɛ́py
instrumental	сте́пом stɛ́pom	сте́пами stɛ́pami
prepositional	сте́пе stɛ́pe	сте́пах stɛ́pax

Ukrainian

Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic степь (stepĭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [stɛp]

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Noun

степ • (step) m inan (genitive сте́пу, nominative plural степи́, genitive plural степі́в, relational adjective степови́й)

1. steppe

Declension

Declension of степ (inan hard masc-form accent-c)

	singular	plural
nominative	степ step	степи́ stepý
genitive	сте́пу stépu	степі́в stepív
dative	сте́пові, сте́пу stépovi, stépu	степа́м stepám
accusative	степ step	степи́ stepý
instrumental	сте́пом stépom	степа́ми stepámy
locative	степу́ stepú	степа́х stepáx
vocative	сте́пе stépe	степи́ stepý

Etymology 2

From English step.

Noun

степ • (step) m inan (genitive сте́пу, uncountable)

1. (uncountable) tap dance

Declension

Declension of степ (inan sg-only hard masc-form accent-a)

	singular
nominative	степ step
genitive	сте́пу stépu
dative	сте́пові, сте́пу stépovi, stépu
accusative	степ step
instrumental	сте́пом stépom
locative	сте́пу, сте́пі stépu, stépi
vocative	сте́пе stépe

References

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “степ”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka