German

Noun

Steppe f ‎(genitive Steppe, plural Steppen)

1. steppe (grassland)

Usage notes

• Unlike the English word, German Steppe is not restricted to the steppes of Eurasia, but is also used referring to similar grasslands in North America and Africa.

Declension

Derived terms

• Steppenzebra n
• Steppenfuchs m
• Steppenwaran m

See also

• Prärie
• Savanne

English

Noun

steppe ‎(countable and uncountable, plural steppes)

1. The grasslands of Eastern Europe and Asia. Similar to (North American) prairie and (African) savannah.
2. More properly, the name given vast cold, dry grass-plains.
   • Grasslands: The Steppe biome is a dry, cold, grassland that is found in all of the continents except Australia and Antarctica. It is mostly found in the USA, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet and China. There isn't much humidity in the air because Steppe is located away from the ocean and close to mountain barriers. http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/steppe.htm - 8k

Usage notes

• Although it may be the steppe biome, one would not normally speak of the steppes of Canada, whereas one would speak of the steppes of Asia or the steppes of Russia.

Translations

See also

• US prairie
• savannah
• plain
• (South African) veld

References

• Melʹnyčuk O. S., editor (1982–2012), “степ”, in Etymolohičnyj slovnyk ukrajinsʹkoji movy [Etymological Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language] (in Ukrainian), Kiev: Naukova Dumka

Danish

Noun

steppe c ‎(definite singular steppen, indefinite plural stepper, definite plural stepperne)

1. steppe (large treeless grass plain)

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɛpə/

Noun

steppe f ‎(plural steppes, diminutive steppetje n)

1. steppe

Derived terms

• steppenroller

French

Etymology

From Ukrainian степ ‎(step)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /stɛp/

Noun

steppe f ‎(plural steppes)

1. steppe

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɛpə/

Verb

steppe

1. First-person singular present of steppen.
2. First-person singular subjunctive I of steppen.
3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of steppen.
4. Imperative singular of steppen.

Italian

Noun

steppe f

1. plural of steppa

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

steppe m ‎(definite singular steppen, indefinite plural stepper, definite plural steppene)

1. steppe (large treeless grass plain)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

steppe f ‎(definite singular steppa, indefinite plural stepper, definite plural steppene)

1. steppe (large treeless grass plain)