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Ancient Greek
Etymology
Uncertain. Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *stl̥-n-eh₂, from *stel- (“to put, place”) (related to στέλλω (stéllō, “I set, arrange”)), with similarities to Old High German stollo. Alternatively derived from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-sleh₂, from *steh₂- (“to stand”) (related to ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I stand”)); this latter derivation is favored by Beekes.[1] Also compare στῦλος (stûlos, “pillar”) and στάλιξ (stálix, “stake”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /stɛ̌ː.lɛː/ → /ˈsti.li/ → /ˈsti.li/
Noun
στήλη • (stḗlē) f (genitive στήλης); first declension
- block of stone used as a prop or buttress to a wall
- block or slab used as a memorial, monument
- gravestone, tombstone
- monument inscribed with record of victories, dedications or votes of thanks
- post placed on mortgage ground, as a record of the fact
- boundary post
- block of rock crystal, in which Ethiopian mummies were allegedly cased
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Further reading
- “στήλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “στήλη”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “στήλη”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- στήλη in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- στήλη in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- block idem, page 84.
- column idem, page 144.
- gravestone idem, page 371.
- memorial idem, page 524.
- monument idem, page 539.
- pillar idem, page 613.
- post idem, page 629.
- slab idem, page 782.
- stone idem, page 819.
- table idem, page 851.
- tablet idem, page 851.
- tomb-stone idem, page 880.
- turning idem, page 902.
- Sihler, Andrew L. (1995) New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin, Oxford, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Greek
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στήλη (stḗlē).
Noun
στήλη • (stíli) f (plural στήλες)
- (architecture) column, stele
- (chess) file
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