"step-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

Etymology: From Middle English step-, from Old English stēop- (“deprived of a relative, step-”, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *steupa-, from Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“orphaned, step-”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push, strike”). Cognate with Scots step- (“step-”), West Frisian stiep- (“step-”), Dutch stief- (“step-”), Low German steef- (“step-”), German stief- (“step-”), Swedish styv- (“step-”), Icelandic stjúp- (“step-”). Related to Old English stīepan (“to deprive, bereave”). Not, however, related to the familiar English noun or verb step. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*(s)tewp-}}, {{inh|en|enm|step-}} Middle English step-, {{inh|en|ang|stēop-||deprived of a relative, step-|pos=prefix}} Old English stēop- (“deprived of a relative, step-”, prefix), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*steupa-}} Proto-West Germanic *steupa-, {{inh|en|gem-pro|*steupa-||orphaned, step-}} Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“orphaned, step-”), {{der|en|ine-pro|*(s)tewp-||to push, strike}} Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp- (“to push, strike”), {{cog|sco|step-||step-}} Scots step- (“step-”), {{cog|fy|stiep-||step-}} West Frisian stiep- (“step-”), {{cog|nl|stief-||step-}} Dutch stief- (“step-”), {{cog|nds|steef-||step-}} Low German steef- (“step-”), {{cog|de|stief-||step-}} German stief- (“step-”), {{cog|sv|styv-||step-}} Swedish styv- (“step-”), {{cog|is|stjúp-||step-}} Icelandic stjúp- (“step-”), {{cog|ang|stīepan||to deprive, bereave}} Old English stīepan (“to deprive, bereave”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} step-, {{en-prefix}} step-
  1. A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, and so forth, to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative but is related through the marriage of a parent. Tags: morpheme Translations (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative): խորթ (xortʻ) (Armenian), ögey (Azerbaijani), үгәй (ügəy) (Bashkir), -astre [masculine] (Catalan), (hòu) (Chinese Mandarin), (biǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), ögey (Crimean Tatar), sted- (Danish), ӧгай (ögaj) (Eastern Mari), stjúk- (Faroese), -puoli (e.g. velipuoli) (Finnish), beau- (French), bel- (French), belle- (French), stief- (German), חורג (chorég) [masculine] (Hebrew), חורגת (choréget) [feminine] (Hebrew), सौतेला (sautelā) (Hindi), सौतेली (sautelī) (Hindi), stjúp- (Icelandic), stif- (Ido), stifa (Ido), tiri (Indonesian), leas- (Irish), -astro [masculine] (Italian), astra [feminine] (Italian), -astra [feminine] (Italian), kuwalon (Javanese), өгей (ögei) (Kazakh), whakaangi (Maori), ste- (Norwegian Bokmål), ste- (Norwegian Nynorsk), stjúp- (Old Norse), -asto [masculine] (Portuguese), -asta [feminine] (Portuguese), vitreg (Romanian), сво́дный (svódnyj) (note: for siblings) (Russian), -astro [masculine] (Spanish), -astra [feminine] (Spanish), kambo (Swahili), styv- (Swedish), үги (ügi) (Tatar), üvey (Turkish), öweý (Turkmen), שטיפֿ־ (shtif-) (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-step--en-prefix-FoH2ZpNV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Prefix [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈstɛp-/
Etymology: From Old English stēop- (“deprived of a relative, step-”, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *steupa-, from Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“orphaned, step-”). The short vowel is due to regular shortening of long vowels before consonant clusters in Early Middle English. All of the words that stēop- was prefixed to in Old English were consonant-initial, so shortening occurred exceptionlessly. Etymology templates: {{root|enm|ine-pro|*(s)tewp-}}, {{inh|enm|ang|stēop-||deprived of a relative, step-|pos=prefix}} Old English stēop- (“deprived of a relative, step-”, prefix), {{inh|enm|gmw-pro|*steupa-}} Proto-West Germanic *steupa-, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*steupa-||orphaned, step-}} Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“orphaned, step-”) Head templates: {{head|enm|prefix}} step-
  1. step- (related through the marriage of a parent) Tags: morpheme Synonyms: stip-, styp-, ste-, steppe-, stappe-, steop-
    Sense id: en-step--enm-prefix-opzE9x5H Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Alternative forms

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          "code": "mi",
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          "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
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          "code": "mhr",
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          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
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          "code": "non",
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          "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
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          "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
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        {
          "code": "pt",
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        {
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
          "word": "vitreg"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "(no prefix exists, there are special words)",
          "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
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          "note": "for siblings",
          "roman": "svódnyj",
          "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
          "word": "сво́дный"
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          "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
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        {
          "code": "tt",
          "lang": "Tatar",
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          "word": "үги"
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        "3": "*steupa-"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
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        "4": "step-"
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        "2": "stiep-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "step-"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "stief-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "step-"
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    },
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        "1": "nds",
        "2": "steef-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "step-"
      },
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "stief-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "step-"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "styv-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "step-"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
        "2": "stjúp-",
        "3": "",
        "4": "step-"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
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        "4": "to deprive, bereave"
      },
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    }
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    },
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      "args": {},
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        "English terms inherited from Old English",
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          "blood relative",
          "blood relative"
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      ]
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "xortʻ",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "խորթ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "ögey"
    },
    {
      "code": "ba",
      "lang": "Bashkir",
      "roman": "ügəy",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "үгәй"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-astre"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "hòu",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "后"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "biǎo",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "表"
    },
    {
      "code": "crh",
      "lang": "Crimean Tatar",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "ögey"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "sted-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "note": "stief- (e.g. stiefdochter, stiefmoeder, stiefvader, stiefzoon)",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "stjúk-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "-puoli (e.g. velipuoli)"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "beau-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "bel-"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "belle-"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "stief-"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "chorég",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "חורג"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "choréget",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "חורגת"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sautelā",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "सौतेला"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "sautelī",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "सौतेली"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "stjúp-"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "stif-"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "stifa"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "tiri"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "leas-"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-astro"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "astra"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-astra"
    },
    {
      "code": "jv",
      "lang": "Javanese",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "kuwalon"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "ögei",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "өгей"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "whakaangi"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "ögaj",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "ӧгай"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "ste-"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "ste-"
    },
    {
      "code": "non",
      "lang": "Old Norse",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "stjúp-"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-asto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-asta"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "vitreg"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "(no prefix exists, there are special words)",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "for siblings",
      "roman": "svódnyj",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "сво́дный"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "-astro"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "-astra"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "kambo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "styv-"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "ügi",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "үги"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "üvey"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "öweý"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shtif-",
      "sense": "prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative",
      "word": "שטיפֿ־"
    }
  ],
  "word": "step-"
}

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          "args": {
            "1": "en",
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      "name": "inh"
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  "etymology_text": "From Old English stēop- (“deprived of a relative, step-”, prefix), from Proto-West Germanic *steupa-, from Proto-Germanic *steupa- (“orphaned, step-”).\nThe short vowel is due to regular shortening of long vowels before consonant clusters in Early Middle English. All of the words that stēop- was prefixed to in Old English were consonant-initial, so shortening occurred exceptionlessly.",
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "prefix",
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English entries with incorrect language header",
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        "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
        "Middle English terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *(s)tewp-",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic",
        "Middle English terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic",
        "Middle English terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ˈstɛp-/"
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      "word": "stip-"
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      "word": "styp-"
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      "word": "ste-"
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      "word": "steppe-"
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      "word": "stappe-"
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      "word": "steop-"
    }
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}
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  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
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  "subsection": "prefix",
  "title": "step-",
  "trace": ""
}

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  "called_from": "translations/611",
  "msg": "suspicious translation with 'e.g.': {'lang': 'Finnish', 'code': 'fi', 'sense': 'prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative', 'word': '-puoli (e.g. velipuoli)'}",
  "path": [
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  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "prefix",
  "title": "step-",
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}

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