στάσις

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (to stand). Built up in the same way: Latin sta-ti- in statiō and Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰-𐌸-𐍃 (sta-þ-s, place). From the same root as Ancient Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, I stand).

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Noun[edit]

στάσις (genitive στάσεως) f, third declension; (stasis)

  1. a standing

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References[edit]

  • στάσις in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940