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κεφαλή

κεφαλή

Ancient Greek

Noun

κεφαλή (kephalḗ) f (genitive κεφαλῆς); first declension

  1. head
  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 top-most part
  4. the most important part
  5. (as in Byzantine Greek) a provincial governor

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Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˌce̞faˈli]
  • Hyphenation: κε‧φα‧λή

Noun

κεφαλή (kefalí) f (plural κεφαλές)

  1. Alternative form of κεφάλι (kefáli)

Declension