-κέφαλος

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See also: κέφαλος and Κέφαλος

Greek

Etymology

Related to κεφάλι (kefáli).

Suffix

-κέφαλος • (-kéfalos)

  1. added to an adjective to form a compound adjective related to quality or number of heads
    ‎δύο (dýo, “two”) + ‎-κέφαλος (-kéfalos) → ‎δικέφαλος (dikéfalos, “two-headed”)
    ‎τρία (tría, “three”) + ‎-κέφαλος (-kéfalos) → ‎τρικέφαλος (trikéfalos, “three-headed”)
    ‎χοντρός (chontrós, “fat”) + ‎-κέφαλος (-kéfalos) → ‎χοντροκέφαλος (chontrokéfalos, “fat-headed, stupid, stubborn”)

Declension

Declension of -κέφαλος
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -κέφαλος (-kéfalos) -κέφαλη (-kéfali) -κέφαλο (-kéfalo) -κέφαλοι (-kéfaloi) -κέφαλες (-kéfales) -κέφαλα (-kéfala)
genitive -κέφαλου (-kéfalou) -κέφαλης (-kéfalis) -κέφαλου (-kéfalou) -κέφαλων (-kéfalon) -κέφαλων (-kéfalon) -κέφαλων (-kéfalon)
accusative -κέφαλο (-kéfalo) -κέφαλη (-kéfali) -κέφαλο (-kéfalo) -κέφαλους (-kéfalous) -κέφαλες (-kéfales) -κέφαλα (-kéfala)
vocative -κέφαλε (-kéfale) -κέφαλη (-kéfali) -κέφαλο (-kéfalo) -κέφαλοι (-kéfaloi) -κέφαλες (-kéfales) -κέφαλα (-kéfala)
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