Ancient Greek

edit

Etymology

edit

From στείνω (steínō, to straiten, confine) +‎ -ος (-os).

Pronunciation

edit
 

Noun

edit

στεῖνος (steînosn (genitive στείνεος); third declension

  1. narrow, close or confined space
  2. (figuratively) straits, distress

Inflection

edit

Further reading

edit