κοχύλι

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Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion).[1] Cognates include English cockle.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈxu.li/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧χύ‧λι

Noun

κοχύλι (kochýlin (plural κοχύλια)

  1. shell, seashell (of a mollusc)
    Hypernyms: κέλυφος n (kélyfos), όστρακο n (óstrako)

Declension

Declension of κοχύλι
singular plural
nominative κοχύλι (kochýli) κοχύλια (kochýlia)
genitive κοχυλιού (kochylioú) κοχυλιών (kochylión)
accusative κοχύλι (kochýli) κοχύλια (kochýlia)
vocative κοχύλι (kochýli) κοχύλια (kochýlia)

Derived terms

References

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

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