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