σταυρός
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Greek [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *stā- (“to stand, place; upright pole”). Cognate with Icelandic staur (“a stake, pole”), English stour (“stake, pole”). Compare also staff.
Noun [edit]
σταυρός (stavrós) m, plural σταυροί
- cross (geometrical figure)
Declension [edit]
declension of σταυρός
Related terms [edit]
- σταυρόλεξο n (stavrólexo, “crossword”)
See also [edit]
- Ερυθρός Σταυρός m (Erythrós Stavrós, “Red Cross”)