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κοιλία

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See also: κοιλιά

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

  • κοιλῐ́η (koilĭ́ē) Ionic

Etymology

From κοῖλος (koîlos, hollow) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κοιλῐ́ᾱ (koilĭ́ā) f (genitive κοιλῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. the large hollow or cavity of the body, belly, abdomen, stomach
    1. the intestines, bowels
    2. excrement
  2. any cavity in the body, ventricle, chamber
    1. the socket of a bone
    2. the middle fleshy part of the muscles
  3. any hollow or cavity

Inflection

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: κοιλιά (koiliá), κοιλία (koilía)
  • Mariupol Greek: чилы́я (čilýja)

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Greek

Etymology

Borrowing from Ancient Greek κοιλία (koilía). Compare the inherited doublet κοιλιά (koiliá).

Pronunciation

Noun

κοιλία (koilía) f (plural κοιλίες)

  1. (anatomy) stomach, belly, tummy
  2. (anatomy) ventricle (heart)
  3. (anatomy) ventricle (brain)

Declension

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