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Old Armenian
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *steyb-, *steypH-. Cognate with Ancient Greek στείβω (steíbō, “tread or stamp on, tread under foot”), Lithuanian staibus (“courageous, strong”).
Noun
ստէպ • (stēp)
- speed, haste, alacrity, diligence
- ստիպաւ, ստիպով ― stipaw, stipov ― in haste, in a hurry, quick, fast, with great speed or alacrity; eagerly, hotly
Declension
o-type
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singular (uncountable)
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| nominative
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ստէպ (stēp)
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| genitive
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ստիպոյ (stipoy)
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| dative
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ստիպոյ (stipoy)
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| accusative
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ստէպ (stēp)
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| ablative
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ստիպոյ (stipoy)
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| instrumental
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ստիպով (stipov)
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| locative
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ստէպ (stēp)
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i-a-type
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singular (uncountable)
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| nominative
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ստէպ (stēp)
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| genitive
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ստիպի (stipi)
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| dative
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ստիպի (stipi)
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| accusative
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ստէպ (stēp)
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| ablative
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ստիպէ (stipē)
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| instrumental
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ստիպաւ (stipaw)
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| locative
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ստիպի (stipi)
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Adjective
ստէպ • (stēp)
- frequent
Adverb
ստէպ • (stēp)
- frequently, often; incessantly, continually
- ստէպ ստէպ ― stēp stēp ― quickly, hastily; very often, continually, incessantly
- ստէպ կալ ― stēp kal ― to persevere in, to be assiduous, steadfast in, constant in, to apply or addict oneself to
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- Petrosean, Matatʻeay (1879) “ստէպ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʻ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
- Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1971–1979) “ստէպ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian, Zagreb, page 11