στάλιξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

According to Beekes, the root could be either Proto-Indo-European *stel- (“to set”) (like στέλλω (stéllō, “to prepare”)) or Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (“to stand”) (like ἵστημι (hístēmi, “to stand”)).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στάλιξ • (stálix) f (genitive στάλῐκος); third declension

  1. stake to which nets are fastened
    Synonym: σχαλίς (skhalís)

Inflection

Derived terms

  • στάλιδας (stálidas)
  • σταλίδων (stalídōn)

Further reading

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