stauropegio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Byzantine Greek σταυροπήγιον (stauropḗgion), derived from Ancient Greek σταυρός (staurós, “cross”) + πήγνυμι (pḗgnumi, “I secure, I fasten”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /staw.roˈpɛ.d͡ʒo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛdʒo
  • Hyphenation: stau‧ro‧pè‧gio

Noun

stauropegio m (plural stauropegi)

  1. stauropegion

Further reading

  • stauropegio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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