stappen

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɑ.pə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: stap‧pen
• Rhymes: -ɑpən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch stappen, from Old Dutch *stappen, *steppen, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan, from Proto-Germanic *stapjaną. By surface analysis, stap +‎ -en. The sense to go out may derive from op stap (“on the town; out”).

Verb

stappen

1. to march

   Synonym: marcheren

2. to step

   Synonym: schrijden

3. (Netherlands) to go out on the town

   Synonym: uitgaan

   Een hele dag gestapt en nog energie over om te gaan stappen?

   You’ve been walking all day but still you feel like partying?

   Heeft iemand van jullie misschien leuke tips om in Antwerpen te gaan stappen?

   Do any of you have any tips on where we can go out in Antwerp?

4. (chiefly Belgium) to walk

   Synonyms: gaan, lopen, wandelen

Conjugation

Conjugation of stappen (weak)
infinitive	stappen
past singular	stapte
past participle	gestapt
infinitive	stappen
gerund	stappen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	stap	stapte
2nd person sing. (jij)	stapt, stap2	stapte
2nd person sing. (u)	stapt	stapte
2nd person sing. (gij)	stapt	stapte
3rd person singular	stapt	stapte
plural	stappen	stapten
subjunctive sing.1	stappe	stapte
subjunctive plur.1	stappen	stapten
imperative sing.	stap
imperative plur.1	stapt
participles	stappend	gestapt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• afstappen
• instappen
• opstappen
• overstappen
• uitstappen

 

Descendants

• Negerhollands: stap

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stappen

1. plural of stap

Middle Dutch

Etymology

From Old Dutch *stappen, *steppen, from Proto-West Germanic *stappjan.

Verb

stappen

1. to step

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch: stappen

Further reading

• “stappen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “stappen”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Middle English

Verb

stappen

1. Alternative form of steppen

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• stappa

Noun

stappen m or f

1. definite masculine singular of stappe