στέγος

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Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *(s)tégos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tégos, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“roof”).

cognates

From Proto-Indo-European: Latin tego (“I cover”), German Decke (“roof”), English thatch.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στέγος • (stégos) n (genitive στέγους or στέγεος); third declension

  1. roof
  2. house, mansion
  3. urn, grave
  4. brothel

Declension

Third declension of τὸ στέγος; τοῦ στέγους (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative τὸ στέγος
tò stégos 		τὼ στέγει
tṑ stégei 		τᾰ̀ στέγη
tà stégē
Genitive τοῦ στέγους
toû stégous 		τοῖν στεγοῖν
toîn stegoîn 		τῶν στεγῶν
tôn stegôn
Dative τῷ στέγει
tôi stégei 		τοῖν στεγοῖν
toîn stegoîn 		τοῖς στέγεσῐ / στέγεσῐν
toîs stégesi(n)
Accusative τὸ στέγος
tò stégos 		τὼ στέγει
tṑ stégei 		τᾰ̀ στέγη
tà stégē
Vocative στέγος
stégos 		στέγει
stégei 		στέγη
stégē
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Derived terms

Descendants

  • ⇒ English: stegosaur, stegosaurus

References

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