κορμί

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Greek

Noun

κορμί (kormín (plural κορμιά)

  1. body
    • 1958, “Olympic Hymn”, Kostis Palamas (lyrics), Spyridon Samaras (music):
      Και σιδερένιο πλάσε και άξιο το κορμί.
      Kai siderénio pláse kai áxio to kormí.
      And make the body worthy and ironlike.

Usage notes

The words κορμί and σώμα (sóma) both mean "body", but the former is used more colloquially, while the latter sees more formal usage.

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