περικεφαλαία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Feminine form of περικεφάλαιος (perikephálaios, “round the head”).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ • (perĭkephălaíā) f (genitive περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱς); first declension

  1. covering for the head, helmet, cap
  2. (botany) disorder of the oak
  3. kind of bandage

Inflection

First declension of ἡ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ; τῆς περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
hē perĭkephălaíā 		τὼ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
tṑ perĭkephălaíā 		αἱ περῐκεφᾰλαῖαι
hai perĭkephălaîai
Genitive τῆς περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱς
tês perĭkephălaíās 		τοῖν περῐκεφᾰλαίαιν
toîn perĭkephălaíain 		τῶν περῐκεφᾰλαιῶν
tôn perĭkephălaiôn
Dative τῇ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾳ
têi perĭkephălaíāi 		τοῖν περῐκεφᾰλαίαιν
toîn perĭkephălaíain 		ταῖς περῐκεφᾰλαίαις
taîs perĭkephălaíais
Accusative τὴν περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱν
tḕn perĭkephălaíān 		τὼ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
tṑ perĭkephălaíā 		τᾱ̀ς περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱς
tā̀s perĭkephălaíās
Vocative περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
perĭkephălaíā 		περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
perĭkephălaíā 		περῐκεφᾰλαῖαι
perĭkephălaîai
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