χειλών

See also: Χείλων

Greek

Noun

χειλών • (cheilón)

1. monotonic spelling of the contracted ancient genitive plural neuter noun χειλῶν

Usage notes

• Of the two ancient plural genitives of χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) (uncontracted: τῶν χειλέων (kheiléōn) and contracted: τῶν χειλῶν), only the uncontracted is used in Standard Modern Greek: των χειλέων as plural genitive of χείλος.
• Other alternative for genitive plural, is the modern: των χειλιών (cheilión) of singular noun το χείλι (cheíli).

Further reading

• χείλι, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• χείλος, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
• χειλών - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.