στυλοβάτης

Ancient Greek edit

Etymology edit

From στῦλος (stûlos, pillar) +‎ -βᾰ́της (-bátēs, walker, from βαίνω (to walk, to tread)).

Pronunciation edit

 

Noun edit

στῡλοβᾰ́της (stūlobátēsm (genitive στῡλοβᾰ́του); first declension

  1. the base of a column, stylobate

Inflection edit

Descendants edit

  • Greek: στυλοβάτης (stylovátis)
  • Latin: stylobata

Further reading edit

Greek edit

Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek στυλοβάτης (stulobátēs).

Noun edit

στυλοβάτης (stylovátism (plural στυλοβάτες, feminine στυλοβάτρια or στυλοβάτισσα)

  1. pillar
  2. (architecture) stylobate
  3. (figuratively) backer, financial backer
  4. (figuratively) founder, mainstay

Declension edit

Further reading edit