στάθμη

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (to stand), the same root of σταθμός (stathmós, stall, pen).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

στᾰ́θμη • (státhmē) f (genitive στᾰ́θμης); first declension

  1. carpenter's line or rule
    Synonym: ἀλφάδιον (alphádion)
  2. plummet or plumb line
  3. line which bounds the racecourse, goal
  4. (figuratively) law, rule

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: στάθμη (státhmi)

Further reading

Greek

Noun

στάθμη • (státhmi) f (uncountable)

  1. level
    η στάθμη της θάλασσαςi státhmi tis thálassasthe level of the sea
  2. (figuratively) level (of education, sophistication etc)

Declension

See also

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