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).
κόλᾰφος • (kólaphos) m (genitive κολᾰ́φου); second declension
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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| Nominative | ὁ κόλᾰφος ho kólaphos |
τὼ κολᾰ́φω tṑ koláphō |
οἱ κόλᾰφοι hoi kólaphoi | ||||||||||
| Genitive | τοῦ κολᾰ́φου toû koláphou |
τοῖν κολᾰ́φοιν toîn koláphoin |
τῶν κολᾰ́φων tôn koláphōn | ||||||||||
| Dative | τῷ κολᾰ́φῳ tôi koláphōi |
τοῖν κολᾰ́φοιν toîn koláphoin |
τοῖς κολᾰ́φοις toîs koláphois | ||||||||||
| Accusative | τὸν κόλᾰφον tòn kólaphon |
τὼ κολᾰ́φω tṑ koláphō |
τοὺς κολᾰ́φους toùs koláphous | ||||||||||
| Vocative | κόλᾰφε kólaphe |
κολᾰ́φω koláphō |
κόλᾰφοι kólaphoi | ||||||||||
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From Ancient Greek κόλαφος (kólaphos).
κόλαφος • (kólafos) m (plural κόλαφοι)