downstep
English
noun
Definitions
- A downward shift of tone between the syllables or words of a tonal language.
Etymology
Prefix from English step (footrest on a bicycle).
Origin
English
step
Gloss
footrest on a bicycle
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Eurostep English
- backstep English
- bestep English
- between-step English
- bootstep English
- catstep English
- clownstep English
- corbiestep English
- counterstep English
- crowstep English
- doorstep English
- eigenstep English
- footstep English
- forestep English
- hardstep English
- interstep English
- kick-step English
- lockstep English
- macrostep English
- metastep English
- microstep English
- midstep English
- misstep English
- multistep English
- outstep English
- overstep English
- pawstep English
- quickstep English
- sidestep English
- smoothstep English
- stairstep English
- step English
- step dance English
- step stool English
- step-free English
- stepback English
- stepchair English
- stepdancer English
- stepdown English
- steplength English
- stepless English
- steplike English
- steply English
- stepmeal English
- stepover English
- steppable English
- steppage English
- stepper English
- steppest English
- steppeth English
- stepping English
- stepside English
- stepsize English
- stepstone English
- stepstool English
- stepwell English
- stepwise English
- stepwork English
- substep English
- techstep English
- timestep English
- understep English
- unstep English
- upstep English
- step Dutch, Flemish
- steppen Middle English
- step Indonesian
- step
- unstep
- steply
- upstep
- bestep
- outstep
- catstep
- stepper
- pawstep
- midstep
- misstep
- substep
- stepwork
- backstep
- steppeth
- stepdown
- timestep
- metastep
- crowstep
- steppest
- sidestep
- steppage
- stepwise
- stepless
- lockstep
- forestep
- hardstep
- overstep
- techstep
- stepping
- footstep
- stepback
- stepwell
- doorstep
- stepside
- stepmeal
- bootstep
- stepover
- stepsize
- Eurostep
- steplike
- eigenstep
- understep
- steppable
- macrostep
- stairstep
- microstep
- stepstool
- multistep
- stepchair
- clownstep
- quickstep
- kick-step
- interstep
- step-free
- stepstone
- step stool
- stepdancer
- corbiestep
- smoothstep
- step dance
- steplength
- counterstep
- between-step