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κεφάλι

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Etymology

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Inherited from Byzantine Greek κεφάλιν (kephálin), from Hellenistic Koine Greek κεφάλιον (kephálion, little head), diminutive of the Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.[1] Doublet of κεφαλή (kefalí).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ceˈfa.li/
  • Hyphenation: κε‧φά‧λι

Noun

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κεφάλι (kefálin (plural κεφάλια)

  1. (anatomy) head

Declension

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Declension of κεφάλι
singular plural
nominative κεφάλι (kefáli) κεφάλια (kefália)
genitive κεφαλιού (kefalioú) κεφαλιών (kefalión)
accusative κεφάλι (kefáli) κεφάλια (kefália)
vocative κεφάλι (kefáli) κεφάλια (kefália)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ κεφάλι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language