stoa en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂ Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́ Ancient Greek στοά (stoá)lbor. English stoa Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).
Meanings
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In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
They could not vote, attend the theater, or walk in the stoa talking philosophy.
1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stoas | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| stoai | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| stoae | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| stoæ | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (5)
fi stoa (Translations) · cop ⲥⲧⲟⲁ (Translations) · bn রোয়াক (Translations) · pt pórtico (Translations) · grc στοά (Translations)