Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/stǫpenь
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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
From the same root as *stǫpiti (“to step, tread”). Sorbian forms might instead be derived from Proto-Slavic *stǫpьnь and therefore be cognate to dialectal Russian сту́пень (stúpenʹ, “type of footwear”).
Noun
*stǫpenь m or f
Inflection
Declension of *stǫpenь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stǫpenь | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьje, *stǫpeňe* |
| genitive | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьju, *stǫpeňu* | *stǫpenьjь, *stǫpeni* |
| dative | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьma | *stǫpenьmъ |
| accusative | *stǫpenь | *stǫpeni | *stǫpeni |
| instrumental | *stǫpenьmь | *stǫpenьma | *stǫpenьmi |
| locative | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьju, *stǫpeňu* | *stǫpenьxъ |
| vocative | *stǫpeni | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьje, *stǫpeňe* |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Declension of *stǫpenь (i-stem)
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *stǫpenь | *stǫpeni | *stǫpeni |
| genitive | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьju, *stǫpeňu* | *stǫpenьjь, *stǫpeni* |
| dative | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьma | *stǫpenьmъ |
| accusative | *stǫpenь | *stǫpeni | *stǫpeni |
| instrumental | *stǫpenьjǫ, *stǫpeňǫ* | *stǫpenьma | *stǫpenьmi |
| locative | *stǫpeni | *stǫpenьju, *stǫpeňu* | *stǫpenьxъ |
| vocative | *stǫpeni | *stǫpeni | *stǫpeni |
* The second form occurs in languages that contract early across /j/ (e.g. Czech), while the first form occurs in languages that do not (e.g. Russian).
Related terms
noun
Descendants
- East Slavic:
- South Slavic:
- Bulgarian: стъ́пен (stǎ́pen)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Slovene: stȯ́pənj (tonal orthography)
- West Slavic:
Further reading
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “ступе́нь”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress