From Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l-, like κεφαλή (kephalḗ), but from a dialect that underwent different sound shifts. Krahe assumes Illyrian origin and Mayer compares this word with Cibalae, a town of Pannonia.
κεβλή • (keblḗ) f (genitive κεβλῆς); first declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ἡ κεβλή hē keblḗ |
τὼ κεβλᾱ́ tṑ keblā́ |
αἱ κεβλαί hai keblaí | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τῆς κεβλῆς tês keblês |
τοῖν κεβλαῖν toîn keblaîn |
τῶν κεβλῶν tôn keblôn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῇ κεβλῇ têi keblêi |
τοῖν κεβλαῖν toîn keblaîn |
ταῖς κεβλαῖς taîs keblaîs | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὴν κεβλήν tḕn keblḗn |
τὼ κεβλᾱ́ tṑ keblā́ |
τᾱ̀ς κεβλᾱ́ς tā̀s keblā́s | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κεβλή keblḗ |
κεβλᾱ́ keblā́ |
κεβλαί keblaí | ||||||||||
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