step- en · X
Pronunciation
- /stɛp-/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
- (General-American) audio
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.
Meanings
- (morpheme) 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.
Translations (54)
it astra (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · gu ઓરમાઈ (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · sv styv- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · io stif- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · jv kuwalon (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · ba үгәй (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · fr belle- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · tk öweý (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · de stief- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · ka -ნაცვალი (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · gu અપર (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · gu ઓરમાન (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · da sted- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · nn ste- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · tr üvey (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · io stifa (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · kk өгей (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · tt үги (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · da bonus- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · id tiri (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · hy խորթ (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · da pap- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · nl stief- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · cmn 表 (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · crh ögey (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · fr bel- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · he חורגת (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · pt -asto (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · es -astra (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · he חורג (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · ga leas- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · hi सौतेला (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · fi -puoli (e.g. velipuoli) (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · pt -asta (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · it -astro (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · mi whakaangi (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · da plastic- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · sw kambo (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · yi שטיפֿ־ (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · cmn 后 (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · non stjúp- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · ca -astre (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · mhr ӧгай (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · es -astro (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · ro vitreg (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · fr beau- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · hi सौतेली (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · ru сво́дный (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · nb ste- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · is stjúp- (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · it -astra (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · az ögey (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · ms tiri (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative) · gu સાવકું (prefix used to indicate that the person being identified is not a blood relative)