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στάσις

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Hellenic *státis, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (whence also Latin statiō, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (staþs, place), and Old English stede (English stead)), from *steh₂- (to stand). Equivalent to ἵστημι (hístēmi, to stand) +‎ -σῐς (-sĭs, verbal noun suffix).

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

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    στᾰ́σῐς (stắsĭsf (genitive στᾰ́σεως or στᾰ́σῐος); third declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

    1. a standing, placing, setting
      1. standing stone, pillar
      2. erection (of a building), building
      3. weighing
      4. (figurative) standing, stature
      5. position, posture, station
        1. stable, stall
        2. compass position
        3. posture of a boxer
          1. (figurative) position of a litigant
        4. position or opinion of a philosopher
      6. state, condition
    2. party, company, band
    3. party formed for sedition, faction
      1. sedition, discord
      2. division, dissent
    4. statute, decree

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    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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    • Catalan: estasi, -stasi
    • English: stasis
    • French: stase
    • German: Stasis
    • Greek: στάση (stási)
    • Spanish: estasis

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