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]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | stäpp | stäpps |
| definite | stäppen | stäppens | |
| plural | indefinite | stäpper | stäppers |
| definite | stäpperna | stäppernas |
References
[edit]- “stäpp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “stäpp”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)