"κεφαλή" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/, /ce.ɸaˈli/, /ce.faˈli/, /ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ke.pʰaˈle̝/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ce.ɸaˈli/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ce.faˈli/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ce.faˈli/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥-éh₂. Compare κεβλή (keblḗ). False cognate of Indonesian kepala. Etymology templates: {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*kepʰəlā́|*kʰepʰəlā́}} Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*gʰébʰōl|*gʰebʰ-l̥-éh₂}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥-éh₂, {{m|grc|κεβλή}} κεβλή (keblḗ), {{glossary|False cognate}} False cognate, {{cog|id|kepala|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Indonesian kepala, {{false cognate|id|kepala}} False cognate of Indonesian kepala Head templates: {{grc-noun|κεφᾰλή|κεφᾰλῆς|f|first}} κεφᾰλή • (kephalḗ) f (genitive κεφᾰλῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κεφᾰλή|κεφᾰλῆς}} Forms: κεφᾰλή [canonical], kephalḗ [romanization], κεφᾰλῆς [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ κεφᾰλή [nominative, singular], τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́ [dual, nominative], αἱ κεφᾰλαί [nominative, plural], τῆς κεφᾰλῆς [genitive, singular], τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν [dual, genitive], τῶν κεφᾰλῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ κεφᾰλῇ [dative, singular], τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν [dative, dual], ταῖς κεφᾰλαῖς [dative, plural], τὴν κεφᾰλήν [accusative, singular], τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς κεφᾰλᾱ́ς [accusative, plural], κεφᾰλή [singular, vocative], κεφᾰλᾱ́ [dual, vocative], κεφᾰλαί [plural, vocative]
  1. head
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-ny5tM6Nx Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 37 14 3 35
  2. a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom "head is on the line"). Categories (topical): Anatomy, Byzantine Empire
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-rydUOFS7 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 12 40 13 12 24 Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 10 37 18 1 35 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 37 14 3 35
  3. the topmost part Categories (topical): Byzantine Empire
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-RWT31CST Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 10 37 18 1 35 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 37 14 3 35
  4. the most important part
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-pLj-Zeda
  5. (Byzantine) a provincial governor Tags: Byzantine Categories (topical): Byzantine Empire
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-2gBRWjTE Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 10 37 18 1 35 Categories (other): Byzantine Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 10 37 14 3 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 4 28 9 7 51 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes: 13 29 15 4 39
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos), ἀμφικέφαλος (amphiképhalos), ἀποκεφαλίζω (apokephalízō), κεφαλῖνος (kephalînos), κεφάλιον (kephálion)

Noun [Greek]

IPA: /ce.faˈli/
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ). Doublet of κεφάλι (kefáli), inherited from a diminutive form. Etymology templates: {{lbor|el|grc|κεφαλή}} Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ), {{doublet|el|κεφάλι}} Doublet of κεφάλι (kefáli) Head templates: {{head|el|nouns|||plural|κεφαλές|||||||||||||||||||||||cat2=|cat3=|cat4=|g=f|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=|tr2=}} κεφαλή • (kefalí) f (plural κεφαλές), {{el-noun|f|κεφαλές}} κεφαλή • (kefalí) f (plural κεφαλές) Inflection templates: {{el-decl-noun|κεφαλή|κεφαλές|κεφαλής|κεφαλών|κεφαλή|κεφαλές|κεφαλή|κεφαλές|note=}} Forms: kefalí [romanization], κεφαλές [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], κεφαλή [nominative, singular], κεφαλές [nominative, plural], κεφαλής [genitive, singular], κεφαλών [genitive, plural], κεφαλή [accusative, singular], κεφαλές [accusative, plural], κεφαλή [singular, vocative], κεφαλές [plural, vocative]
  1. (formal) Synonym of κεφάλι (kefáli) Tags: formal Synonyms: κεφάλι [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-el-noun-9uVHdyDy Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Greek nouns declining like 'γραμμή'

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "word": "ἀκέφαλος"
    },
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      "word": "ἀμφικέφαλος"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲏ (kephalē)"
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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      "form": "τῶν κεφᾰλῶν",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῇ κεφᾰλῇ",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom \"head is on the line\")."
      ],
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          "danger",
          "danger"
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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        "the topmost part"
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        "the most important part"
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          "parents": [],
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          "_dis": "13 29 15 4 39",
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          "name": "Ancient Greek terms with redundant script codes",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "10 37 18 1 35",
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      "glosses": [
        "a provincial governor"
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        ]
      ],
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        "(Byzantine) a provincial governor"
      ],
      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.ɸaˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰaˈle̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.ɸaˈli/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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}

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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "11": "",
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
        "16": "",
        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
        "27": "",
        "28": "",
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        "8": "",
        "9": "",
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        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
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        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
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        "sort": "",
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    },
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      "args": {
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    }
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek oxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Hellenic",
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    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Hellenic",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
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        "1": "id",
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    }
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        "canonical"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
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      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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        "nominative",
        "singular"
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        "nominative"
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    {
      "form": "αἱ κεφᾰλαί",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῆς κεφᾰλῆς",
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        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν",
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      "tags": [
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        "genitive"
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κεφᾰλῇ",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς κεφᾰλαῖς",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κεφᾰλήν",
      "roman": "tḕn kephalḗn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλαί",
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "first"
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        "the topmost part"
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        [
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        "Byzantine Greek"
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      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/"
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      "ipa": "/ke.pʰa.lɛ̌ː/",
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ke.pʰaˈle̝/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.ɸaˈli/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
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}

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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "form": "κεφαλών",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφαλή",
      "source": "declension",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        "11": "",
        "12": "",
        "13": "",
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        "16": "",
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        "18": "",
        "19": "",
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
        "25": "",
        "26": "",
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        "cat4": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr2": ""
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "κεφαλές"
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    }
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  "lang_code": "el",
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        "Greek terms with IPA pronunciation"
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      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/"
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}

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