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|etymtx=στέατος<br />Grammatical information: n.<br />Meaning: <b class="b2">(standing) fat, tallow</b> (opposite <b class="b3">πιμελή</b>), also [[dough]] = <b class="b3">σταῖς</b> (Od., Hp., X., Arist. etc.).<br />Other forms: (disyllabic φ 178 = 183), hell. pap. a. o. <b class="b3">στῆτος</b> with nom. <b class="b3">στῆρ</b>.<br />Derivatives: Dimin. <b class="b3">στεάτ-ιον</b> n. (Alex., Paul. Aeg.), <b class="b3">-ώδης</b> [[tallowy]] (Hp., Arist. a. o.), <b class="b3">-ινος</b> <b class="b2">of tallow, of dough</b> (Aesop.), <b class="b3">-ωμα</b> n. <b class="b2">tallow formation, fat-tumour</b> with <b class="b3">-ωμάτιον</b> n. (medic.), <b class="b3">-ῖται πλακοῦντες</b> H. as expl. of <b class="b3">πίονες</b>; <b class="b3">-όομαι</b> <b class="b2">to be tallowed</b> (LXX), <b class="b2">to suffer from a fat-tumour</b> (Hippiatr.); also <b class="b3">στε-άζω</b> <b class="b2">to tallow</b> (Al.).<br />Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1010] <b class="b2">*steh₂i̯-r̥</b><br />Etymology: Old formation like <b class="b3">πῖαρ</b>, <b class="b3">οὖθαρ</b> a.o. (Schwyzer 518, Benveniste Origines 19, 27 a. 169); without immediate agreement outside Greek. Can stand for <b class="b3">*στῆι̯αρ</b>, <b class="b3">-σται̯αρ</b> (from which with metathesis <b class="b3">στέαρ</b> [LSJ Add. et Corr. s. v.]), which makes connection with Av. <b class="b2">stā(y</b>)- m. [[heap]], [[mass]] possible (but instr. pl. [[stāiš]]). To this with zero grade Skt. <b class="b2">stī-má-</b> [[slow]] of waters, in antevoc. position <b class="b2">sty-āna-</b> [[curdled]], [[fixed]], [[stiff]], prob. also <b class="b2">stíyāḥ</b> nom. pl. approx. <b class="b2">standing waters</b> (opposite <b class="b2">síndhavaḥ</b> [[rivers]]; RV) etc.; s. [[στία]]. -- Not here [[σταῖς]] (s. v.) and <b class="b3">ἀγχιστῖνος</b> (s. [[ἄγχι]]).

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