stauropegio

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σταυροπήγιον (stauropḗgion), derived from Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós, cross) + πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, I secure, I fasten).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /staw.roˈpɛ.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdʒo
  • Hyphenation: stau‧ro‧pè‧gio

Noun

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stauropegio m (plural stauropegi)

  1. stauropegion

Further reading

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  • stauropegio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana