αφαλός
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-, a variant of *h₃nebʰ-. Doublet of ομφαλός (omfalós).
Noun
[edit]αφαλός • (afalós) m (plural αφαλοί)
- (colloquial) navel
- hub (of wheel)
- Synonym: πλήμνη f (plímni)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αφαλός (afalós) | αφαλοί (afaloí) |
| genitive | αφαλού (afaloú) | αφαλών (afalón) |
| accusative | αφαλό (afaló) | αφαλούς (afaloús) |
| vocative | αφαλέ (afalé) | αφαλοί (afaloí) |
Synonyms
[edit]- ομφαλός m (omfalós)
Further reading
[edit]
Ομφαλός on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el- αφαλός, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
