καρδία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Hellenic *kərdíyā, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱr̥díyeh₂, from *ḱérd. Cognate with Sanskrit हृदय (hṛ́daya), Latin cor, Old Armenian սիրտ (sirt), Old Church Slavonic сръдьцє (srŭdĭce), Old English heorte (whence English heart).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ • (kardíā) f (genitive κᾰρδῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. heart (as the source of emotion, love, etc.)
  2. mind
  3. stomach
  4. any hollow vessel
  5. center or inner part: pith (of wood), depth (of the sea)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: καρδιά (kardiá)
  • Italiot Greek: cardia
  • Mariupol Greek: кардъи́я (karðíja)
  • English: cardia (learned)

References

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