κοιλότητα

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Greek

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek κοιλότητα (koilótēta), accusative singular of κοιλότης (koilótēs).[1] By surface analysis, κοίλ(ος) (koíl(os)) +‎ -ότητα (-ótita)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ciˈlo.ti.ta/
  • Hyphenation: κοι‧λό‧τη‧τα

Noun

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κοιλότητα (koilótitaf (plural κοιλότητες)

  1. cavity, hollow (an unfilled space in something solid)
    1. (anatomy) cavity (a hollow area within the body)
  2. (botany) locule, loculus

Declension

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ κοιλότητα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language

Further reading

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