स्तोक

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

A metathesis of unattested *स्कोत (skota), from the root श्चुत् (ścut, to ooze, sprinkle).

Pronunciation

Noun

स्तोक (stoka) stemm

  1. a drop (of water etc.)
  2. a spark
  3. the Cātaka bird

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of स्तोक (stoka)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative स्तोकः
stokaḥ
स्तोकौ / स्तोका¹
stokau / stokā¹
स्तोकाः / स्तोकासः¹
stokāḥ / stokāsaḥ¹
Vocative स्तोक
stoka
स्तोकौ / स्तोका¹
stokau / stokā¹
स्तोकाः / स्तोकासः¹
stokāḥ / stokāsaḥ¹
Accusative स्तोकम्
stokam
स्तोकौ / स्तोका¹
stokau / stokā¹
स्तोकान्
stokān
Instrumental स्तोकेन
stokena
स्तोकाभ्याम्
stokābhyām
स्तोकैः / स्तोकेभिः¹
stokaiḥ / stokebhiḥ¹
Dative स्तोकाय
stokāya
स्तोकाभ्याम्
stokābhyām
स्तोकेभ्यः
stokebhyaḥ
Ablative स्तोकात्
stokāt
स्तोकाभ्याम्
stokābhyām
स्तोकेभ्यः
stokebhyaḥ
Genitive स्तोकस्य
stokasya
स्तोकयोः
stokayoḥ
स्तोकानाम्
stokānām
Locative स्तोके
stoke
स्तोकयोः
stokayoḥ
स्तोकेषु
stokeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Adjective

स्तोक (stoka) stem

  1. little, small, short

Descendants

References

  • Monier Williams (1899) “स्तोक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 1259/3.
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎ (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 761
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1976) Kurzgefasstes Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindischen [A Concise Etymological Sanskrit Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 519