περικεφαλαία

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

Noun

περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ • (perikephalaíā) 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 perikephalaíā 		τὼ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
tṑ perikephalaíā 		αἱ περῐκεφᾰλαῖαι
hai perikephalaîai
Genitive τῆς περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱς
tês perikephalaíās 		τοῖν περῐκεφᾰλαίαιν
toîn perikephalaíain 		τῶν περῐκεφᾰλαιῶν
tôn perikephalaiôn
Dative τῇ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾳ
têi perikephalaíāi 		τοῖν περῐκεφᾰλαίαιν
toîn perikephalaíain 		ταῖς περῐκεφᾰλαίαις
taîs perikephalaíais
Accusative τὴν περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱν
tḕn perikephalaíān 		τὼ περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
tṑ perikephalaíā 		τᾱ̀ς περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱς
tā̀s perikephalaíās
Vocative περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
perikephalaíā 		περῐκεφᾰλαίᾱ
perikephalaíā 		περῐκεφᾰλαῖαι
perikephalaîai
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