κεφαλή

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ (“head”) +‎ *-éh₂ (“nominal suffix”).[1] Compare κεβλή (keblḗ). False cognate of Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κεφᾰλή • (kephalḗ) f (genitive κεφᾰλῆς); first declension

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  1. head
    Synonym: κάρᾱ (kárā)
  2. a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom "head is on the line").
  3. the topmost part
  4. the most important part
  5. (Byzantine) a provincial governor

Declension

First declension of ἡ κεφᾰλή; τῆς κεφᾰλῆς (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ἡ κεφᾰλή
hē kephalḗ 		τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́
tṑ kephalā́ 		αἱ κεφᾰλαί
hai kephalaí
Genitive τῆς κεφᾰλῆς
tês kephalês 		τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν
toîn kephalaîn 		τῶν κεφᾰλῶν
tôn kephalôn
Dative τῇ κεφᾰλῇ
têi kephalêi 		τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν
toîn kephalaîn 		ταῖς κεφᾰλαῖς
taîs kephalaîs
Accusative τὴν κεφᾰλήν
tḕn kephalḗn 		τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́
tṑ kephalā́ 		τᾱ̀ς κεφᾰλᾱ́ς
tā̀s kephalā́s
Vocative κεφᾰλή
kephalḗ 		κεφᾰλᾱ́
kephalā́ 		κεφᾰλαί
kephalaí
Notes:

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Coptic: ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲏ (kephalē)
  • → English: cephalo-
  • Greek: κεφαλή (kefalí)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κεφαλή”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 682-3

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Greek

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ). Doublet of κεφάλι (kefáli), inherited from a diminutive form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ce.faˈli/
  • Hyphenation: κε‧φα‧λή

Noun

κεφαλή • (kefalí) f (plural κεφαλές)

  1. (formal) Synonym of κεφάλι (kefáli)

Declension

Declension of κεφαλή
singular plural
nominative κεφαλή (kefalí) κεφαλές (kefalés)
genitive κεφαλής (kefalís) κεφαλών (kefalón)
accusative κεφαλή (kefalí) κεφαλές (kefalés)
vocative κεφαλή (kefalí) κεφαλές (kefalés)

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