*staupaz

Runic: ᛊᛏᚨᚢᛈᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈstɑu̯.pɑz/

adjective · a-stem

Meanings

high
steep

Etymology

An adjectival formation from *stūpaną (‘to stoop’).

Declension

Strong declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	staupaz	staupō	staupą, -atō	staupai	staupôz	staupō
Acc.	staupanǭ	staupǭ	staupą, -atō	staupanz	staupōz	staupō
Gen.	staupas, -is	staupaizōz	staupas, -is	staupaizǫ̂	staupaizǫ̂	staupaizǫ̂
Dat.	staupammai	staupaizōi	staupammai	staupaimaz	staupaimaz	staupaimaz
Inst.	staupanō	staupaizō	staupanō	staupaimiz	staupaimiz	staupaimiz

Weak declension

Case	Sg. Masc.	Sg. Fem.	Sg. Neut.	Pl. Masc.	Pl. Fem.	Pl. Neut.
Nom.	staupô	staupǭ	staupô	staupaniz	staupōniz	staupōnō
Acc.	staupanų	staupōnų	staupô	staupanunz	staupōnunz	staupōnō
Gen.	staupiniz	staupōniz	staupiniz	staupanǫ̂	staupōnǫ̂	staupanǫ̂
Dat.	staupini	staupōni	staupini	staupammaz	staupōmaz	staupammaz
Inst.	staupinē	staupōnē	staupinē	staupammiz	staupōmiz	staupammiz

Descendants

*staup (Proto-West Germanic)
- stāp (Old Frisian)
*staup (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stoup, *stōp (Old Dutch)
  - stoop (Middle Dutch)
*staup (Proto-West Germanic)
- stēap (Old English)
  - stæp, steap, stepe, steep (Middle English)
    - steep (English)
    - stepe, steip (Scots)
*staup (Proto-West Germanic)
- *stouf, stoufi (Old High German)
  - stief (Middle High German)

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