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Czech
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno taught.
Pronunciation
Noun
stoik m anim (female equivalent stoička, related adjective stoický)
- stoic
Declension
Declension of stoik (velar masculine animate)
See also
Further reading
- “stoik”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
- “stoik”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “stoik”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Slovak
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek Στωϊκός (Stōïkós), from Ποικίλη Στοά (Poikílē Stoá, “painted portico”), the portico in Athens where Zeno was teaching.
Noun
stoik m anim (genitive singular stoika, nominative plural stoici, genitive plural stoikov, declension pattern of chlap)
- stoic
Declension
Further reading
- “stoik”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024