Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stepy

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Etymology

Perhaps, related to *stǫpenь (step, stair)

Noun

*stepy m

  1. step?, stair?

Inflection

Declension of *stepy (n-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative *stepy *stepeni *stepene
genitive *stepene *stepenu *stepenъ
dative *stepeni *stepenьma *stepenьmъ
accusative *stepenь *stepeni *stepeni
instrumental *stepenьmь *stepenьma *stepenьmi
locative *stepene *stepenu *stepenьxъ
vocative *stepy *stepeni *stepene

Descendants

  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: степень (stepenĭ)
  • South Slavic:
  • West Slavic:

Further reading

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973), “сте́пень”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress