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κόλπος

κόλπος

Ancient Greek

Noun

κόλπος (kólpos) m (genitive κόλπου); second declension

  1. bosom, lap
  2. womb
  3. a fold in fabric around the bosom
  4. any hollow space, pocket
  5. especially of water, the hollow between waves
  6. gulf, bay, creek

Inflection

Descendants

(many Romance descendants through a Late or Vulgar Latin intermediate)

References


Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κόλπος (kólpos).

Noun

κόλπος (kólpos) m (plural κόλποι)

  1. bosom
  2. bay, gulf
  3. (anatomy) ****
  4. (anatomy) atrium (of the heart)

Declension

Synonyms