στειλειή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

στειλειόν (steileión)
στελεά (steleá)

Etymology

PIE stel, stalk, shaft (Beekes). Cognate with stalk.

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /steː.leː.ɛ̌ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈi/

Noun

στειλειή • (steileiḗ) f (genitive στειλειῆς); first declension

handle of a tool such as an axe or hammer

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