στίχος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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From στείχω (steíkhō, walk, march, go or come, march in line or order), from Proto-Indo-European *steygʰ- (to walk). Cognate with German steigen, English sty, stair, stile and possibly Latin vestīgō. See also στοῖχος (stoîkhos, row in an ascending series, column), στόχος (stókhos, pillar of brick), and στίξ (stíx, row, line, rank, file (of soldiers)).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στῐ́χος (stíkhosm (genitive στῐ́χου); second declension

  1. a row or file of soldiers
  2. a line of poetry, a verse

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: στίχος (stíchos)
  • Latin: stichus
  • Russian: стих (stix)

Further reading


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίχος (stíkhos).

Noun

στίχος (stíchosm (plural στίχοι)

  1. a line of text, usually verse
  2. verse, poetry
  3. (in the plural) lyrics

Declension

See also