LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

stola

stola f (genitive stolae)
Classical[ˈstɔ.ɫa]Ecclesiastical[ˈstɔː.la]

Meaning

  1. femininestola, a long gown or dress worn by women as a symbol of status
  2. femininestole, a liturgical garment worn by either gender
  3. broadlyfeminineclothing

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativestolastolae
genitivestolaestolārum
dativestolaestolīs
accusativestolamstolās
ablativestolāstolīs
vocativestolastolae

stŏla, ae, f., = στολή,
I. a long upper garment.
I. Orig., as with the Greeks, worn by any one: squalidā saeptus stolā, Enn. ap. Non. 537, 27 (Trag. v. 373 Vahl.); Ov. F. 6, 654: saeptus mendici stolā, Enn. ap. Non. 537, 28 (Trag. v. 372 Vahl.): lugubri stolā succincta, id. ib. 198, 4 (Trag. v. 134 id.); so, muliebris, Varr. ib. 537, 29 sq.—
II. Later, with the Romans, in partic.,
A. Lit., a long female upper garment, worn by the Roman matrons, and reaching from the neck to the ankles, a robe, gown, stole (cf. palla): vestimenta muliebria ... veluti stolae, pallia, tunicae, etc., Dig. 34, 2, 23; cf.: vir fortis stolam indutus, Sen. Vit. Beat. 13, 3: (Dianae) erat admodum amplum signum cum stolā, Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 34, § 74: ad talos stola demissa, Hor. S. 1, 2, 99; Ov. P. 3, 3, 52; cf. id. Tr. 2, 252; Mart. 3, 93, 4; 10, 5, 1; Auct. Priap. 12, 11: tamquam stolam dedisset, in matrimonio conlocavit, Cic. Phil. 2, 18, 44.—Hence, also, of the dress of a voluptuary, Hor. S. 1, 2, 71; of a cithern-player, Varr. R. R. 3, 13, 3; Ov. F. 6, 654; of the priests of Isis, App. M. 11, p. 269, 5.—
B. Transf., a noble woman, lady, dame, matron: hic eques, hic juvenum coetu stola mixta laborat, Stat. S. 1, 2, 235; Plin. 33, 3, 12, § 140; Val. Max. 2, 1, 5. —
III. In eccl. Lat., a royal robe, Vulg. 1 Par. 15, 27.—
2. Of the Jewish priests, Vulg. 2 Macc. 3, 15.—
3. A dress of ceremony, Vulg. Luc. 20, 46.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Hellenic *stél͏̌l͏̌ō Ancient Greek στέλλω (stéllō) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-ā́ Ancient Greek -ᾱ (-ā) Ancient Greek -η (-ē) Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ)bor. Latin stola Borrowed from Ancient Greek στολή (stolḗ).

Descendants
  • Catalanestola
  • Englishstola
  • Englishstole
  • GermanStola
  • Italianstola
  • Frenchétolefrom Old French estole
  • Portugueseestola
  • Spanishestola
  • Czechštóla
  • Indonesianstolafrom Dutch stola

In English words that came into English from stola

  • stolestola
  • stolastola

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

AntiquitiesStolaStola The stola was a garment peculiar to the Roman matron, and was worn as a badge of lawful marriage (cf. V. Max. 6.1; Hor. Sat. 1.2, 94). It was a …

Quick answers

What does stola mean in Latin?
stola, a noun, means “stola, a long gown or dress worn by women as a symbol of status; stole, a liturgical garment worn by either gender; clothing”.
What is the genitive of stola?
The genitive singular is stolae. stola is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce stola?
In classical Latin, [ˈstɔ.ɫa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈstɔː.la].