στεφάνη

Greek

Etymology

From Hellenistic Koine Greek στεφάνη (“encircling item e.g. for the head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /steˈfa.ni/
  • Hyphenation: στε‧φά‧νη
  • Homophone: στεφάνι (stefáni)

Noun

στεφάνη • (stefáni) n (plural στεφάνες)

  1. ring, hoop, rim, collar, bezel
  2. crown
  3. (botany) corolla
  4. (astronomy) corona

Declension

  • στεφανηφόρος (stefanifóros, “wearing a wreath”) (learned, literature)
  • στεφάνι n (stefáni, “wreath”)
  • στέφανο n (stéfano, “marriage's garland”), (usually in plural) στέφανα (stéfana)
  • στέφανος m (stéfanos, “wreath, garland”) (learned)
  • and see: στέφω (stéfo, “place wreath”)
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