stappen

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Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstɑ.pə(n)/
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  • Hyphenation: stap‧pen
  • Rhymes: -ɑpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stappen, from Old Dutch *stappen, *steppen, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną. By surface analysis, stap +‎ -en. The sense to go out may derive from op stap (“on the town; out”).

Verb

stappen

  1. to march
    Synonym: marcheren
  2. to step
    Synonym: schrijden
  3. (Netherlands) to go out (for a drink)
    Synonym: uitgaan
    Een hele dag gestapt en nog energie over om te gaan stappen?
    You’ve been walking all day but still you feel like partying?
    Heeft iemand van jullie misschien leuke tips om in Antwerpen te gaan stappen?
    Do any of you have any tips on where we can go out in Antwerp?
  4. (chiefly Belgium) to walk
    Synonyms: gaan, lopen, wandelen
Inflection
Inflection of stappen (weak)
infinitive stappen
past singular stapte
past participle gestapt
infinitive stappen
gerund stappen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular stap stapte
2nd person sing. (jij) stapt stapte
2nd person sing. (u) stapt stapte
2nd person sing. (gij) stapt stapte
3rd person singular stapt stapte
plural stappen stapten
subjunctive sing.1 stappe stapte
subjunctive plur.1 stappen stapten
imperative sing. stap
imperative plur.1 stapt
participles stappend gestapt
1) Archaic.
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Negerhollands: stap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stappen

  1. plural of stap

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stappen, *steppen, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan.

Verb

stappen

  1. to step

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Further reading

Middle English

Verb

stappen

  1. Alternative form of steppen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

stappen m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of stappe
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