степен

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛpɛn]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛpɛn
• Syllabification^(key): сте‧пен

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stepy (n-stem).

Noun

сте́пен • (stépen) f (relational adjective сте́пенен)

1. stage, step

   сте́пен на разви́тие ― stépen na razvítie ― stage of development

2. degree, rank

   до голя́ма сте́пен ― do goljáma stépen ― to a large degree

   нау́чна сте́пен (in school) ― naúčna stépen ― degree in science

   пъ́рва сте́пен ― pǎ́rva stépen ― first degree, first rank

   сравни́телна сте́пен (linguistics) ― sravnítelna stépen ― comparative degree

3. extent

   то́чна сте́пен ― tóčna stépen ― precise extent, precise degree

4. (mathematics) power, exponent

Declension

Declension of сте́пен

	singular	plural
indefinite	сте́пен stépen	сте́пени stépeni
definite	степента́ stepentá	сте́пените stépenite

Derived terms

• степену́вам (stepenúvam, “to grade”), степену́ване (stepenúvane, “exponentiation”)

References

• “степен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “степен”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010
• “степень”, in Старобългарски речник [Dictionary of Old Bulgarian] (in Bulgarian), https://histdict.uni-sofia.bg, 2011—2026

Etymology 2

степ (step) +‎ -ен (-en)

Adjective

сте́пен • (stépen)

1. (relational) steppe

Declension

Declension of сте́пен (no comparative)

	singular			plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
indefinite	сте́пен stépen	сте́пна stépna	сте́пно stépno	сте́пни stépni
definite (subject form)	сте́пният stépnijat	сте́пната stépnata	сте́пното stépnoto	сте́пните stépnite
definite (object form)	сте́пния stépnija

Related terms

• степ (step)

Anagrams

• пенест (penest)

Macedonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stepy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈstɛpɛn]

Noun

степен • (stepen) m (plural степени, relational adjective постепен)

1. degree
2. extent

Declension

Declension of степен

	singular	plural
indefinite	степен (stepen)	степени (stepeni)
definite unspecified	степенот (stepenot)	степените (stepenite)
definite proximal	степенов (stepenov)	степениве (stepenive)
definite distal	степенон (stepenon)	степенине (stepenine)
vocative	степену (stepenu)	степени (stepeni)
count form	—	степена (stepena)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stepy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stêpeːn/
• Hyphenation: сте‧пен

Noun

сте̏пе̄н m inan (Latin spelling stȅpēn)

1. (geometry, physics, mathematics) degree
2. level
3. stage
4. extent
5. grade
6. exponent

Usage notes

While this word has some colloquial usage in Croatian, the preferred literary word is сту̑пањ.

Declension

Declension of степен

	singular	plural
nominative	степен	степени
genitive	степена	степени
dative	степену	степенима
accusative	степен	степене
vocative	степене	степени
locative	степену	степенима
instrumental	степеном	степенима

Derived terms

• постепено

Further reading

• “степен”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026