стопа

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Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stopa, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (to stand still).

Noun

стопа (stopaf

  1. foot

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Descendants

  • Czech: stopa
  • Polish: stopa
  • Russian: стопа́ (stopá)
  • Serbo-Croatian: stopa
  • Slovak: stopa
  • Slovene: stopa

Russian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stopa. Related to ступе́нь (stupénʹ, step, degree) and сте́пень (stépenʹ, degree).

Noun

стопа́ (stopáf inan (genitive стопы́, nominative plural стопы́, genitive plural стоп)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. footstep
  3. an old unit of length equal to 28.8 cm (whereas an English foot is 30.48 cm)
Usage notes

Russian usually does not distinguish between "leg" and "foot," and нога́ (nogá) is used for both. Use стопа only when it is vital to make the distinction, as in medical situations.

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Etymology 2

See Etymology 1.

Noun

стопа́ (stopáf inan (genitive стопы́, nominative plural сто́пы, genitive plural стоп)

  1. foot, metric foot, tonic foot (of a verse)
    Synonym: ки́па (kípa)
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Etymology 3

Noun

стопа́ (stopáf inan (genitive стопы́, nominative plural сто́пы, genitive plural стоп)

  1. ream (of paper)
  2. pile, heap, stack (of flat objects)
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Etymology 4

Noun

стопа́ (stopáf inan (genitive стопы́, nominative plural сто́пы, genitive plural стоп)

  1. goblet
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Etymology 5

Noun

сто́па (stópa)

  1. genitive singular of стоп (stop)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *stopa, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (to stand still). See also Russian стопа́ (stopá), Polish stopa; akin to Lithuanian stapytis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stǒpa/
  • Hyphenation: сто‧па

Noun

сто̀па f (Latin spelling stòpa)

  1. foot (unit of measure)
  2. rate, step

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References

  • стопа”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *stopa, from Proto-Indo-European *stebʰ- (to stand still). See also Russian стопа́ (stopá), Polish stopa; akin to Lithuanian stapytis.

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Noun

стопа́ (stopáf inan (genitive стопи́, nominative plural сто́пи, genitive plural стоп or стіп)

  1. (anatomy) foot
  2. (archaic, poetic) leg
  3. (rare) foothill

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Noun

стопа́ (stopáf inan (genitive стопи́, nominative plural сто́пи, genitive plural стоп)

  1. (poetry) foot
  2. (colloquial, rare) stack
  3. pre-metric Russian ream, equal to 480 sheets of paper
  4. former unit of length in various Slavic countries, about one foot
  5. former Russian unit of wine volume, used until the 17th century; about 0.6 liters

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