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

• IPA^(key): /stɛp/

Noun

stäpp c

1. steppe

Declension

Declension of stäpp

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	stäpp	stäpps
	definite	stäppen	stäppens
plural	indefinite	stäpper	stäppers
	definite	stäpperna	stäppernas

References

• stäpp in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• stäpp in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• täpps