αφαλός

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃m̥bʰ-, a variant of *h₃nebʰ-. Doublet of ομφαλός (omfalós).

Noun

αφαλός • (afalós) m (plural αφαλοί)

  1. (colloquial) navel
  2. hub (of wheel)
    Synonym: πλήμνη f (plímni)

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