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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr).
Noun
stater (plural staters)
- A gold, silver or electrum coin of ancient Greece.
Translations
Etymology 2
From state + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (inhabitant suffix).
Noun
stater (plural staters)
- One who states.
- a stater of truths or opinions
- A citizen of the United States of America who is a confirmed or lifelong resident of one single state.
See also
Anagrams
- Rattes, Satter, Strate, Treats, at rest, atters, ratest, rattes, tarest, taster, taters, tetras, treats
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στατήρ (statḗr).
Pronunciation
Noun
stater m (genitive stateris); third declension
- A small silver coin, value four drachmas, used in Jewish lands
Declension
Third-declension noun.
References
- “stater”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stater in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “stater”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “stater”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
stater m
- indefinite plural of stat
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stater or French statère.
Noun
stater m (plural stateri)
- stater (currency of Ancient Greece)
Declension
Swedish
Noun
stater
- indefinite plural of stat
Anagrams