στοά

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Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́, from Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂, ultimately from the root *steh₂- (to stand), whence also στῦλος (stûlos, column, pillar). Cognates include Old English stōwian, stōw (English stow), Sanskrit स्थावर (sthāvará), Persian ستاوند (sotâvand), Kurdish, Lithuanian stovéti, stovà, Old Church Slavonic ставити (staviti). Compare ἵστημι (hístēmi, to stand).

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Noun[edit]

στοᾱ́ (stoā́f (genitive στοᾶς); first declension

  1. a colonnade
  2. a roofed porch or walkway having one or more aisles framed and supported by one or more colonnades: portico; arcade, cloister, piazza (e.g. the Stoa Basileios and the Stoa Poikile in the ancient Agora of Athens).
  3. a building marked by having such a roofed and colonnaded porch or walkway (e.g. the Stoa of Attalos in the ancient Agora of Athens).
  4. royal court

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Descendants[edit]

  • Aramaic: אסטוא
  • Coptic: ⲥⲧⲟⲁ (stoa)
  • English: stoa (learned)
  • Finnish: stoa (learned)

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