στειλειή

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• στειλειόν (steileión)
• στελεά (steleá)

Etymology

PIE stel, stalk, shaft (Beekes). Cognate with stalk.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /steː.leː.ɛ̌ː/ → /sti.liˈi/ → /sti.liˈi/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /steː.leː.ɛ̌ː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈe̝/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈi/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈi/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /sti.liˈi/

Noun

στειλειή • (steileiḗ) f (genitive στειλειῆς); first declension

1. handle of a tool such as an axe or hammer