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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 (“head”) + *-éh₂ (“nominal suffix”). Compare κεβλή (keblḗ). False cognate of Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*gʰebʰ-}}, {{inh|grc|grk-pro|*kepʰəlā́|*kʰepʰəlā́}} Proto-Hellenic *kʰepʰəlā́, {{der|grc|ine-pro|*gʰébʰōl|*gʰebʰ-l̥|t=head}} Proto-Indo-European *gʰebʰ-l̥ (“head”), {{suf|ine-pro||*-éh₂|nocat=1|t2=nominal suffix}} + *-éh₂ (“nominal suffix”), {{glossary|False cognate}} False cognate, {{cog|sa|कपाल|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla), {{false cognate|sa|कपाल}} False cognate of Sanskrit कपाल (kapāla) Head templates: {{grc-noun|κεφᾰλή|κεφᾰλῆς|f|first}} κεφᾰλή • (kephălḗ) f (genitive κεφᾰλῆς); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|κεφᾰλή|κεφᾰλῆς}} Forms: κεφᾰλή [canonical], kephălḗ [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 Synonyms: κάρᾱ
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-ny5tM6Nx
  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: 2 52 20 2 23 Disambiguation of Byzantine Empire: 0 52 19 0 28 Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 14 3 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 49 21 2 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 51 21 1 26
  3. the topmost part
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-RWT31CST Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 14 3 35
  4. the most important part
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-pLj-Zeda
  5. (Byzantine) a provincial governor Tags: Byzantine
    Sense id: en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-2gBRWjTE Categories (other): Byzantine Greek, Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 9 38 14 3 35 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 4 28 9 7 51
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=|ts=}} 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]

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "aképhalos",
      "word": "ἀκέφαλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "amphiképhalos",
      "word": "ἀμφικέφαλος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "apokephalízō",
      "word": "ἀποκεφαλίζω"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "kephalînos",
      "word": "κεφαλῖνος"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "κεφάλιον"
    }
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          "args": {
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            "2": "ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲏ",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Coptic: ⲕⲉⲫⲁⲗⲏ (kephalē)"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "cephalo-",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ English: cephalo-",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: cephalo-"
    },
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        {
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          },
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          "name": "desc"
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
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        "2": "",
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      "name": "glossary"
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        "4": "",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
        "pos": "",
        "sc": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": "",
        "ts": ""
      },
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kephălḗ",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλῆς",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-1",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "declension",
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        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "First declension",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ἡ κεφᾰλή",
      "roman": "hē kephălḗ",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τὼ κεφᾰλᾱ́",
      "roman": "tṑ kephălā́",
      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "αἱ κεφᾰλαί",
      "roman": "hai kephălaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "τῆς κεφᾰλῆς",
      "roman": "tês kephălês",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kephălaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν κεφᾰλῶν",
      "roman": "tôn kephălôn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κεφᾰλῇ",
      "roman": "têi kephălêi",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν κεφᾰλαῖν",
      "roman": "toîn kephălaîn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ταῖς κεφᾰλαῖς",
      "roman": "taîs kephălaîs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν κεφᾰλήν",
      "roman": "tḕn kephălḗn",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς κεφᾰλᾱ́ς",
      "roman": "tā̀s kephălā́s",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "κεφᾰλή",
      "roman": "kephălḗ",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλᾱ́",
      "roman": "kephălā́",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "κεφᾰλαί",
      "roman": "kephălaí",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "3": "f",
        "4": "first"
      },
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      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "κεφᾰλή",
        "2": "κεφᾰλῆς"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "head"
      ],
      "id": "en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-ny5tM6Nx",
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
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        {
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        }
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "9 38 14 3 35",
          "kind": "other",
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            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        {
          "_dis": "2 49 21 2 26",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        {
          "_dis": "1 51 21 1 26",
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          "parents": [],
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          "name": "Anatomy",
          "orig": "grc:Anatomy",
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            "Medicine",
            "Sciences",
            "Healthcare",
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            "Health",
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        {
          "_dis": "0 52 19 0 28",
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          "orig": "grc:Byzantine Empire",
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            "Ancient Europe",
            "Ancient Near East",
            "History of Asia",
            "History of Europe",
            "History of Greece",
            "History of Turkey",
            "Ancient history",
            "Ancient Asia",
            "Asia",
            "History",
            "Europe",
            "Greece",
            "Turkey",
            "Earth",
            "Eurasia",
            "All topics",
            "Nature",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a person's life (often in the sense of being in danger, similar to the English idiom \"head is on the line\")."
      ],
      "id": "en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-rydUOFS7",
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ],
        [
          "danger",
          "danger"
        ]
      ]
    },
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          "_dis": "9 38 14 3 35",
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the topmost part"
      ],
      "id": "en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-RWT31CST",
      "links": [
        [
          "topmost",
          "topmost"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the most important part"
      ],
      "id": "en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-pLj-Zeda",
      "links": [
        [
          "important",
          "important"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 28 9 7 51",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a provincial governor"
      ],
      "id": "en-κεφαλή-grc-noun-2gBRWjTE",
      "links": [
        [
          "provincial",
          "provincial"
        ],
        [
          "governor",
          "governor"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Byzantine) a provincial governor"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Byzantine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Kephale (Byzantine Empire)"
  ],
  "word": "κεφαλή"
}

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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "13": "",
        "14": "",
        "15": "",
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        "17": "",
        "18": "",
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        "22": "",
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        "24": "",
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        "cat3": "",
        "cat4": "",
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        "g3": "",
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        "sort": "",
        "tr2": "",
        "ts": ""
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    }
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          "kind": "other",
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      "ipa": "/ce.faˈli/"
    }
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}
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    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
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      "roman": "apokephalízō",
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        "plural"
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        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ κεφᾰλῇ",
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    {
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        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
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        {
          "word": "κάρᾱ"
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        [
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      "glosses": [
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}

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        "genitive",
        "plural"
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        "21": "",
        "22": "",
        "23": "",
        "24": "",
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}

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