καρδιά

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Byzantine Greek, with synizesis to avoid hiatus, from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.

Cognate with Italiot Greek cardia, Mariupol Greek кардъи́я (karðíja).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /karˈðʝa/
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  • Hyphenation: καρ‧διά

Noun

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καρδιά (kardiáf (plural καρδιές)

  1. (anatomy) heart

Declension

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Derived terms

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See also

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  • κούπα f (koúpa, hearts - a suit of playing cards)

Further reading

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