κεφαλιά

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Greek

Etymology

From κεφάλ(ι) (kefál(i)) +‎ -ιά (-iá).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ce.faˈʎa/
  • Hyphenation: κε‧φα‧λιά

Noun

κεφαλιά (kefaliáf (plural κεφαλιές)

  1. headbutt
    Near-synonym: κουτουλιά f (koutouliá)
  2. (soccer) header (act of hitting the ball with the head)

Declension

Declension of κεφαλιά
singular plural
nominative κεφαλιά (kefaliá) κεφαλιές (kefaliés)
genitive κεφαλιάς (kefaliás) κεφαλιών (kefalión)
accusative κεφαλιά (kefaliá) κεφαλιές (kefaliés)
vocative κεφαλιά (kefaliá) κεφαλιές (kefaliés)

References

  1. ^ κεφαλιά, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language