στενός

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Unknown origin,[1] possibly Pre-Greek.

Pronunciation

 

Adjective

στενός • (stenós) m (feminine στενή, neuter στενόν); first/second declension

  1. narrow, tight
    Antonym: εὐρύς (eurús)

Inflection

Descendants

  • Greek: στενός (stenós)

References

  1. Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “στενός”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1399

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek στενός (stenós).

Adjective

στενός • (stenós) m (feminine στενή, neuter στενό)

  1. narrow
  2. tight
  3. close
    στενός φίλος ― stenós fílos ― close friend

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