corifeu
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Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”).
Pronunciation
Noun
corifeu m (plural corifeus)
Further reading
- “corifeu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ew
- Hyphenation: co‧ri‧feu
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”).
Noun
corifeu m (plural corifeus, feminine corifeia, feminine plural corifeias)
- (Ancient Greece, drama, historical) coryphaeus (leader of the chorus of a drama)
- coryphaeus (the chief or leader of an interest or party)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French coryphée, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”). Spelling influenced by Etymology 1.
Noun
corifeu m (plural corifeus)
Further reading
- “corifeu”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “corifeu”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “corifeu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French coryphée.
Noun
corifeu m (plural corifei)
- (Ancient Greece) leader of the ancient Greek chorus, coryphaeus
Declension
Declension of corifeu
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) corifeu | corifeuul | (niște) corifei | corifeii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) corifeu | corifeuului | (unor) corifei | corifeilor |
| vocative | corifeuule | corifeilor | ||