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στύφω

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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Formally similar to στύω (stúō, to make stiff or erect), which may be related; if so, from Proto-Indo-European *sth₂-u-, an extension of *steh₂- (to stand). Otherwise of unknown origin; that said, note similarities to στρῠφνός (strŭphnós, astringent, severe).[1]

Pronunciation

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Verb

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στῡ́φω (stū́phō)

  1. to contract, draw together
  2. (in dyeing) to treat fabrics with a mordant
  3. to be astringent, be costive
  4. (figuratively) to be harsh, austere, gloomy

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “στύφω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 1419

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