ceafă

Romanian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Albanian qafë, of uncertain origin. May be cognate to Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Unrelated to Turkish kafa (“head”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ceafă f (plural cefe)

1. nape (of the neck)

   Synonyms: cerbice, grumaz

Declension

Declension of ceafă

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) ceafă	ceafa	(niște) cefe	cefele
genitive/dative	(unei) cefe	cefei	(unor) cefe	cefelor
vocative	ceafă, ceafo		cefelor

References

• ceafă in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN