χείλι
Greek
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the plural χείλη (cheíli) of χείλος (cheílos) with a suffix -α > χείλια (cheília) in analogy to plurals such as στήθη (stíthi) ~ στήθια (stíthia, “breasts”).[2]
Or from a medieval Byzantine Greek χείλιν (kheílin) / ἀχείλιν (akheílin) with resyllabizing the phrase ἔν ἀχείλιν (én akheílin, “a lip”) to ἔνα χείλιν (éna kheílin), from a diminutive of Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos)[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈçili/
- Hyphenation: χεί‧λι
- Homophone: χείλη (cheíli)
Declension
With plural: χείλια
Derived terms
- χειλάκι n (cheiláki) (diminutive)
- χειλάρες n pl (cheiláres) (augmentative, usually in plural)
Expressions:
- γελάει το χείλι μου (geláei to cheíli mou, “(literally: my lip smiles) I am happy”)
- and see expressions with χείλος, with χείλη
Related terms
- see atχείλος
References
- Dimitrakos, Dimitrios B. (1964) Μέγα λεξικόν ὅλης τῆς Ἑλληνικῆς γλώσσης [Great Dictionary of the entire Greek Language] (in Greek), Athens: Hellenic Paideia
- χείλι - Babiniotis, Georgios (2002) Λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας: […] [Dictionary of Modern Greek (language)] (in Greek), 2nd edition, Athens: Kentro Lexikologias [Lexicology Centre], 1st edition 1998, →ISBN.
- χείλι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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