ceafă

Romanian

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Albanian qafë, of uncertain origin. May be cognate to Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”). Unrelated to Turkish kafa (“head”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

ceafă f (plural cefe)

  1. nape (of the neck)
    Synonyms: cerbice, grumaz

Declension

Declension of ceafă
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative ceafă ceafa cefe cefele
genitive-dative cefe cefei cefe cefelor
vocative ceafă, ceafo cefelor

References

  • ceafă in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
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