στηρίζω

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₁- (stiff, fixed, infertile) and related to στερεός (stereós, stiff, hard), though the morphological details are unclear.[1]

Pronunciation

 

Verb

στηρίζω (stērízō)

  1. to support, establish
  2. to attach
  3. to found
  4. to stand up
  5. to lean on

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στηρίζω, -ομαι”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 1404-5

Further reading

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō).[1] See also Proto-Slavic *starati (to try, attempt), Proto-Germanic *stertaz (tail).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stiˈɾi.zo/
  • Hyphenation: στη‧ρί‧ζω

Verb

στηρίζω (stirízo) (past στήριξα, passive στηρίζομαι, p‑past στηρίχτηκα/στηρίχθηκα, ppp στηριγμένος)

  1. to uphold
  2. to support
  3. to base, rest, build on

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ στηρίζω, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “(s)ter-, (s)terə-: (s)trē-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 1022-27