χείλος

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Greek

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Alternative forms

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For sense "lip"

Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰel- (to shout). Compare to χείλι (cheíli).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈçi.los/
  • Hyphenation: χεί‧λος

Noun

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χείλος (cheílosn (plural χείλη)

  1. lip (of the mouth)
  2. lip, edge
  3. (anatomy, usually in the plural) labia (of the vulva)

Declension

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singular plural
nominative χείλος (cheílos) χείλη (cheíli)
genitive χείλους (cheílous) χειλέων (cheiléon)
accusative χείλος (cheílos) χείλη (cheíli)
vocative χείλος (cheílos) χείλη (cheíli)

Derived terms

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(Expressions: edge, brink, verge):

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References

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  1. ^ Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (21964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia 2nd edition in 15 vols. [1st edition 1930-1950 in 9 volumes] (abbreviations - of authors)

Further reading

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