Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Hellenic *státis, from Proto-Indo-European *stéh₂tis (whence also Latin statiō, Gothic 𐍃𐍄𐌰𐌸𐍃 (staþs, place), and Old English stede (English stead)), from *steh₂- (to stand). Equivalent to ἵστημι (hístēmi, to stand) +‎ -σῐς (-sis, verbal noun suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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στᾰ́σῐς (stásisf (genitive στᾰ́σεως or στᾰ́σῐος); third declension (Epic, Attic, Ionic, Doric, Koine)

  1. a standing, placing, setting
    1. standing stone, pillar
    2. erection (of a building), building
    3. weighing
    4. (figurative) standing, stature
    5. position, posture, station
      1. stable, stall
      2. compass position
      3. posture of a boxer
        1. (figurative) position of a litigant
      4. position or opinion of a philosopher
    6. state, condition
  2. party, company, band
  3. party formed for sedition, faction
    1. sedition, discord
    2. division, dissent
  4. statute, decree

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: estasi, -stasi
  • English: stasis
  • French: stase
  • German: Stasis
  • Greek: στάση (stási)
  • Spanish: estasis

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