stoa

See also: støa

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

Noun

stoa (plural stoae or stoæ or stoai or stoas)

1. In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
   • 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson:

     They could not vote, attend the theater, or walk in the stoa talking philosophy.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:porch

Related terms

• stoic

Translations

Translations

• Bengali: রোয়াক (bn) (rōẇak)
• Coptic: ⲥⲧⲟⲁ (stoa)
• Finnish: stoa (fi)
• Greek:

  Ancient: στοά f (stoá)

• Portuguese: pórtico (pt) m

Anagrams

• OTAs, SOTA, Sato, Sota, Taos, Tsao, as to, oast, oats, taos, toas, tosa

Finnish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstoɑ/, [ˈs̠to̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sto‧a

Noun

stoa

1. (architecture) stoa

Declension

Inflection of stoa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		stoa	stoat
genitive		stoan	stoien
partitive		stoaa	stoia
illative		stoaan	stoiin
		singular	plural
nominative		stoa	stoat
accusative	nom.	stoa	stoat
	gen.	stoan
genitive		stoan	stoien stoainrare
partitive		stoaa	stoia
inessive		stoassa	stoissa
elative		stoasta	stoista
illative		stoaan	stoiin
adessive		stoalla	stoilla
ablative		stoalta	stoilta
allative		stoalle	stoille
essive		stoana	stoina
translative		stoaksi	stoiksi
abessive		stoatta	stoitta
instructive		—	stoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of stoa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stoani stoani accusative nom. stoani stoani gen. stoani genitive stoani stoieni stoainirare partitive stoaani stoiani inessive stoassani stoissani elative stoastani stoistani illative stoaani stoiini adessive stoallani stoillani ablative stoaltani stoiltani allative stoalleni stoilleni essive stoanani stoinani translative stoakseni stoikseni abessive stoattani stoittani instructive — — comitative — stoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative stoasi stoasi accusative nom. stoasi stoasi gen. stoasi genitive stoasi stoiesi stoaisirare partitive stoaasi stoiasi inessive stoassasi stoissasi elative stoastasi stoistasi illative stoaasi stoiisi adessive stoallasi stoillasi ablative stoaltasi stoiltasi allative stoallesi stoillesi essive stoanasi stoinasi translative stoaksesi stoiksesi abessive stoattasi stoittasi instructive — — comitative — stoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stoamme stoamme accusative nom. stoamme stoamme gen. stoamme genitive stoamme stoiemme stoaimmerare partitive stoaamme stoiamme inessive stoassamme stoissamme elative stoastamme stoistamme illative stoaamme stoiimme adessive stoallamme stoillamme ablative stoaltamme stoiltamme allative stoallemme stoillemme essive stoanamme stoinamme translative stoaksemme stoiksemme abessive stoattamme stoittamme instructive — — comitative — stoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative stoanne stoanne accusative nom. stoanne stoanne gen. stoanne genitive stoanne stoienne stoainnerare partitive stoaanne stoianne inessive stoassanne stoissanne elative stoastanne stoistanne illative stoaanne stoiinne adessive stoallanne stoillanne ablative stoaltanne stoiltanne allative stoallenne stoillenne essive stoananne stoinanne translative stoaksenne stoiksenne abessive stoattanne stoittanne instructive — — comitative — stoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative stoansa stoansa accusative nom. stoansa stoansa gen. stoansa genitive stoansa stoiensa stoainsarare partitive stoaansa stoiaan stoiansa inessive stoassaan stoassansa stoissaan stoissansa elative stoastaan stoastansa stoistaan stoistansa illative stoaansa stoiinsa adessive stoallaan stoallansa stoillaan stoillansa ablative stoaltaan stoaltansa stoiltaan stoiltansa allative stoalleen stoallensa stoilleen stoillensa essive stoanaan stoanansa stoinaan stoinansa translative stoakseen stoaksensa stoikseen stoiksensa abessive stoattaan stoattansa stoittaan stoittansa instructive — — comitative — stoineen stoinensa

Anagrams

• Atso, osat, osta, otsa, sato, sota, taos, taso, tosa

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɔ.a/
• Rhymes: -ɔa
• Hyphenation: stò‧a

Noun

stoa f (plural stoe)

1. (Ancient Greece) stoa

Related terms

• stoicismo
• stoico

 

Further reading

• stoa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Atos, Taso, osta, tosa

Lote

Noun

stoa

1. store

References

• Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

stoa m (definite singular stoaen, indefinite plural stoaer, definite plural stoaene)

1. a stoa

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstuː.ɑ/

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

Noun

stoa m (definite singular stoaen, indefinite plural stoaer or stoaar, definite plural stoaene or stoaane)

1. a stoa

Related terms

• stoikar
• stoisisme
• stoisk

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

stoa

1. definite singular of sto f
2. definite plural of sto n

Anagrams

• osta, sota, tosa