steppe
The grasslands of Eastern Europe and AsiaThe grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia.
» The leveret runs in the steppe.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia.
Steppe
степьstepʹ
степstep
(countable, uncountable)A vast, cold, dry, grassy plain.
Steppe
степьstepʹ
- extensive plain without trees (associated with eastern Russia and Siberia)
Examples
20 sentencesThe leveret runs in the steppe.
Life in the steppe is difficult.
The steppe thundered under the horses' hooves.
ruСтепь загремела под конскими копытами. — odexed
The region was a sparsely populated steppe.
Vladimir has always lived in the steppe.
Translations
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Origin
From German Steppe or French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plainFrom German Steppe or French steppe, in turn from Russian степь (stepʹ, “flat grassy plain”) or Ukrainian степ (step). There is no generally accepted earlier etymology, but there is a speculative Old East Slavic reconstruction *сътепь (sŭtepĭ, “trampled place, flat, bare”), related to топот (topot), топтать (toptatĭ).
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Forms
plural: steppesWord family
19 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable