"στήνιον" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsti.ni.on/, /ˈsti.ni.on/, /ˈste̝.ni.on/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈsti.ni.on/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈsti.ni.on/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈsti.ni.on/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan) Forms: stḗnion [romanization]
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (“breast, nipple”). Cognate with Proto-Germanic *spenô (“nipple”) and Old Armenian ստին (stin, “breast”). Etymology templates: {{der|grc|ine-pro|*pstḗn||breast, nipple}} Proto-Indo-European *pstḗn (“breast, nipple”), {{cog|gem-pro|*spenô||nipple}} Proto-Germanic *spenô (“nipple”), {{cog|xcl|ստին||breast}} Old Armenian ստին (stin, “breast”) Head templates: {{head|grc|noun}} στήνιον • (stḗnion)
  1. Hesychius gives the definition as: στῆθος (stêthos, “breast”).
    Sense id: en-στήνιον-grc-noun-1gqUPBRj Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Anatomy
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