στίβη

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From στείβω (steíbō, I tread on, stamp on) +‎ (). For the meaning, compare πάχνη (pákhnē, hoarfrost, rime) and πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, I fasten).

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Noun

στῑ́βη (stī́bēf (genitive στῑ́βης); first declension

  1. hoarfrost, rime
    Synonym: πάχνη (pákhnē)

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