korifeo

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos). Compare German Koryphäe, Russian корифе́й (koriféj), Polish koryfeusz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koriˈfeo]
• Rhymes: -eo
• Hyphenation: ko‧ri‧fe‧o

Noun

korifeo (accusative singular korifeon, plural korifeoj, accusative plural korifeojn)

1. (Ancient Greece, historical) coryphaeus
2. chief, leader, most important person
   • 2013 July, Carlo Minnaja, “Ne trudu, ne mortigu ...”, in Monato, →ISSN, page 17:

     Francesco Pullia, filozofo, ĵurnalisto, vegetarano, korifeo de la bestprotekta movado.

     Francesco Pullia, philosopher, journalist, vegetarian, head of the animal-rights movement.