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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stoa

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English

Syllables
stoa
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂ Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́ Ancient Greek στοά (stoá)lbor. English stoa Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

Inflected Forms

stoae (plural) stoæ (plural) stoai (plural) stoas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

stoic

Synonyms

porch

Questions

What does stoa mean?
In Ancient Greece, a walkway with a roof supported by colonnades, often with a wall on one side; specifically, the Great Hall in Athens.
Where does stoa come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stoh₂-w-ih₂ Proto-Hellenic *stōyyā́ Ancient Greek στοά (stoá)lbor. English stoa Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοά (stoá).

How to pronounce stoa

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