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Polish
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos). First attested in 1809.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.fal/
- Rhymes: -ɛfal
- Syllabification: a‧ce‧fal
Noun
acefal m pers
- (obsolete, Christianity) autocephalous bishop (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)
Declension
References
- ^ Szymon Bielski (1809) Historya Kościoła powszechnego : z dzieła fr. zebrana, i do czasów naszych doprowadzona (in Polish), page 106
Further reading
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French acéphale.
Adjective
acefal m or n (feminine singular acefală, masculine plural acefali, feminine and neuter plural acefale)
- (zoology) acephalous, headless
- headless
Declension