-κέφαλος

Greek

Etymology

Related to κεφάλι (kefáli).

Suffix

-κέφαλος • (-kéfalos)

  1. added to an adjective to form a compound adjective related to quality or number of heads
    ‎δύο (dýo, “two”) + ‎-κέφαλος (-kéfalos) → ‎δικέφαλος (dikéfalos, “two-headed”)
    ‎τρία (tría, “three”) + ‎-κέφαλος (-kéfalos) → ‎τρικέφαλος (trikéfalos, “three-headed”)
    ‎χοντρός (chontrós, “fat”) + ‎-κέφαλος (-kéfalos) → ‎χοντροκέφαλος (chontrokéfalos, “fat-headed, stupid, stubborn”)

Declension
Declension of -κέφαλος
number 
case \ gender 		 singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative -κέφαλος • -κέφαλη • -κέφαλο • -κέφαλοι • -κέφαλες • -κέφαλα •
genitive -κέφαλου • -κέφαλης • -κέφαλου • -κέφαλων • -κέφαλων • -κέφαλων •
accusative -κέφαλο • -κέφαλη • -κέφαλο • -κέφαλους • -κέφαλες • -κέφαλα •
vocative -κέφαλε • -κέφαλη • -κέφαλο • -κέφαλοι • -κέφαλες • -κέφαλα •
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