στελεά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • στειλειή (steileiḗ), στελεόν (steleón), στελεός (steleós)

Etymology

The formation is similar to δωρεά (dōreá) and γενεά (geneá). The basis of this word may be related to Old Armenian ստեղն (stełn, stem, shaft, stalk) and English stalk, both from Proto-Indo-European *stel- (stalk, trunk).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στελεᾱ́ • (steleā́) f (genitive στελεᾶς); first declension

  1. haft, shaft of an axe, hack, hammer

Inflection

References

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