κούτελο

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Greek

Aνθρώπινο κούτελο

Etymology

Inherited from Byzantine Greek κούτελο(ν) (koútelo(n)), from Ancient Greek κότυλος (kótulos, “bone socket”),[1] from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “bowl, dish, small cup”).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈku.te.lo/
  • Hyphenation: κού‧τε‧λο

Noun

κούτελο • (koútelo) n

  1. (familiar) forehead
    Synonym: μέτωπο (métopo)
  2. (figuratively) honour, esteem
    Έχω καθαρό κούτελο και το κεφάλι ψηλά.
    Écho katharó koútelo kai to kefáli psilá.
    I have a clear honour and I am an honest/proud person.
    literally: I have a clean forehead and my head high.

Declension

Declension of κούτελο
singular plural
nominative κούτελο • κούτελα •
genitive κούτελου • κούτελων •
accusative κούτελο • κούτελα •
vocative κούτελο • κούτελα •

References

  1. ^ κούτελο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής , Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κοτύλη (> VAR κότυλος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 763
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