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Greek
Etymology
Inherited from Byzantine Greek κεφάλιν (kephálin), from Hellenistic Koine Greek κεφάλιον (kephálion, “little head”), diminutive of the Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-.[1] Doublet of κεφαλή (kefalí).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ceˈfa.li/
- Hyphenation: κε‧φά‧λι
Noun
κεφάλι • (kefáli) n (plural κεφάλια)
- (anatomy) head
Declension
Declension of κεφάλι
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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κεφάλι (kefáli)
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κεφάλια (kefália)
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| genitive
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κεφαλιού (kefalioú)
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κεφαλιών (kefalión)
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| accusative
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κεφάλι (kefáli)
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κεφάλια (kefália)
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| vocative
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κεφάλι (kefáli)
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κεφάλια (kefália)
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Synonyms
Derived terms
- πονοκέφαλος m (ponokéfalos, “headache”)
- κεφάλα f (kefála, “bighead”)
- κεφαλάρι n (kefalári, “headrest, pillow, etc”)
- κεφαλιά f (kefaliá, “header”)
- κέφαλος m (kéfalos, “mullet”)
- περικεφαλαία f (perikefalaía, “helmet”)
- κεφαλόδεσμος m (kefalódesmos, “headband”)
- κεφαλοκλείδωμα n (kefalokleídoma, “stranglehold”)
- κάνω του κεφαλιού μου (káno tou kefalioú mou, “to do whatever one wants”) (literally: "to do of one's head")
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