κοχύλι

Greek

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek κογχύλιον (konkhúlion).[1] Cognates include English cockle.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /koˈxu.li/
  • Hyphenation: κο‧χύ‧λι

Noun

κοχύλι • (kochýli) n (plural κοχύλια)

  1. shell, seashell (of a mollusc)
    Hypernyms: κέλυφος n (kélyfos), όστρακο n (óstrako)

Declension
declension of κοχύλι
case     \     number singular plural
nominative κοχύλι • κοχύλια •
genitive κοχυλιού • κοχυλιών •
accusative κοχύλι • κοχύλια •
vocative κοχύλι • κοχύλια •

Derived terms
  • κοχυλάκι n (kochyláki)

References
  1. κοχύλι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.

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