καρδιά
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Medieval 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
[edit]Noun
[edit]καρδιά • (kardiá) f (plural καρδιές)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καρδιά (kardiá) | καρδιές (kardiés) |
| genitive | καρδιάς (kardiás) | καρδιών (kardión) |
| accusative | καρδιά (kardiá) | καρδιές (kardiés) |
| vocative | καρδιά (kardiá) | καρδιές (kardiés) |
Derived terms
[edit]- καρδιοπάθεια f (kardiopátheia, “cardiopathy, heart disease”)
- καρδιακή προσβολή f (kardiakí prosvolí, “cardiopathy, heart disease”)
- με όλη μου την καρδιά (me óli mou tin kardiá, “with my whole heart, wholeheartedly”)
See also
[edit]- κούπα f (koúpa, “hearts - a suit of playing cards”)
Further reading
[edit]- καρδιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
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