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Ancient Greek
Etymology
From στέλλω (stéllō, “to send”) + -ος (-os). See also στολή (stolḗ).
Noun
στόλος • (stólos) m (genitive στόλου); second declension
- expedition
- army, fleet, troop
Inflection
Descendants
Further reading
- “στόλος”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- στόλος in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- armada idem, page 40.
- army idem, page 40.
- band idem, page 60.
- choir idem, page 131.
- company idem, page 150.
- errand idem, page 281.
- expedition idem, page 293.
- fleet idem, page 327.
- host idem, page 407.
- journey idem, page 464.
- mission idem, page 535.
- train idem, page 886.
- troop idem, page 896.
- voyage idem, page 958.
Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στόλος (stólos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsto.los/
- Rhymes: -olos
- Hyphenation: στό‧λος
Noun
στόλος • (stólos) m (plural στόλοι)
- (military, naval) fleet
- Synonym: αρμάδα (armáda)
Declension
Descendants
Further reading