στοά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • στοιᾱ́ (stoiā́), στωῐ̈ᾱ́ (stōïā́), στοιή (stoiḗ), στῳᾱ́ (stōiā́)

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στοᾱ́ • (stoā́) f (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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Derived terms

Descendants

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

References

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