κοχύλι

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Greek

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion).[1] Cognates include English cockle.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈxu.li/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧χύ‧λι

Noun

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κοχύλι (kochýlin (plural κοχύλια)

  1. shell, seashell (of a mollusc)
    Hypernyms: κέλυφος n (kélyfos), όστρακο n (óstrako)

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ κοχύλι”, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998

Further reading

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