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στεγανός
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Ancient Greek
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Etymology
From στέγω (stégō) (stégō (stégō), “to cover closely”) + -ανός (-anós, “tending to”).
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /ste.ɡa.nós/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /ste.ɡaˈnos/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /ste.ɣaˈnos/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /ste.ɣaˈnos/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /ste.ɣaˈnos/
Adjective
στεγᾰνός • (stegănós) m (feminine στεγᾰνή, neuter στεγᾰνόν); first/second declension
Declension
Descendants
- →⇒ English: steganopod, steganopodous
- →⇒ English: steganophony
- →⇒ English: steganography
Further reading
- στεγανός, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011
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Greek
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στεγανός (steganós), from στέγω (stégō).
Adjective
στεγανός • (steganós) m (feminine στεγανή, neuter στεγανό)
Declension
Derivations:
Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο στεγανός, etc.)
Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο στεγανός, etc.)
Synonyms
- ερμητικός (ermitikós)
- (hermetic): αεροστεγής (aerostegís)
See also
- στεγνός (stegnós, “dry”)
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