ստէպ

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)

  1. speed, haste, alacrity, diligence
    ստիպաւ, ստիպովstipaw, stipovin haste, in a hurry, quick, fast, with great speed or alacrity; eagerly, hotly

Declension

Adjective

ստէպ (stēp)

  1. frequent

Adverb

ստէպ (stēp)

  1. frequently, often; incessantly, continually
    ստէպ ստէպstēp stēpquickly, hastily; very often, continually, incessantly
    ստէպ կալstēp kalto persevere in, to be assiduous, steadfast in, constant in, to apply or addict oneself to

Derived terms

  • ստիպաբար (stipabar)
  • ստիպագոյն (stipagoyn)
  • ստիպապէս (stipapēs)
  • ստիպաւ (stipaw)
  • ստիպեմ (stipem)
  • ստիպեցուցանեմ (stipecʿucʿanem)
  • ստիպումն (stipumn)

Descendants

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), ստէպ”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), ստէպ”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press
  • Matasović, Ranko (2009) A Grammatical Sketch of Classical Armenian (pdf), Zagreb, page 11
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