κόλαφος

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

Related to κολάπτω (koláptō, to peck), both Pre-Greek words according to Beekes, who doubts connections to Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- (to beat).[1]

Compare also Persian گوپال (gupâl).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κόλᾰφος (kólaphosm (genitive κολᾰ́φου); second declension

  1. a buffet, a blow

Declension

Descendants

  • Greek: κόλαφος (kólafos)
  • Latin: colaphus (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κόλαφος”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 735

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos).

Noun

κόλαφος (kólafosm (plural κόλαφοι)

  1. slap (to the face)

Declension

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