στυλοβάτης

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Ancient Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From στῦλος (stûlos, pillar) +‎ -βᾰ́της (-bátēs, walker, from βαίνω (to walk, to tread)).

Pronunciation[edit]

 

Noun[edit]

στῡλοβᾰ́της (stūlobátēsm (genitive στῡλοβᾰ́του); first declension

  1. the base of a column, stylobate

Inflection[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Greek: στυλοβάτης (stylovátis)
  • Latin: stylobata

Further reading[edit]

Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης (stulobátēs).

Noun[edit]

στυλοβάτης (stylovátism (plural στυλοβάτες, feminine στυλοβάτρια or στυλοβάτισσα)

  1. pillar
  2. (architecture) stylobate
  3. (figuratively) backer, financial backer
  4. (figuratively) founder, mainstay

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