κεφάλαιος

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”) +‎ -ιος (-ios, adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /ke.pʰá.lai̯.os/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /keˈpʰa.lɛ.os/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ceˈɸa.lɛ.os/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ceˈfa.le.os/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ceˈfa.le.os/

Adjective

κεφάλαιος • (kephálaios) m (feminine κεφᾰλαίᾱ, neuter κεφάλαιον); first/second declension

Declension

First and second declension of κεφᾰ́λαιος; κεφᾰλαίᾱ; κεφᾰ́λαιον (Attic)

Number	Singular			Dual			Plural
Case/Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Nominative	κεφᾰ́λαιος kephắlaios	κεφᾰλαίᾱ kephălaíā	κεφᾰ́λαιον kephắlaion	κεφᾰλαίω kephălaíō	κεφᾰλαίᾱ kephălaíā	κεφᾰλαίω kephălaíō	κεφᾰ́λαιοι kephắlaioi	κεφᾰ́λαιαι kephắlaiai	κεφᾰ́λαιᾰ kephắlaiă
Genitive	κεφᾰλαίου kephălaíou	κεφᾰλαίᾱς kephălaíās	κεφᾰλαίου kephălaíou	κεφᾰλαίοιν kephălaíoin	κεφᾰλαίαιν kephălaíain	κεφᾰλαίοιν kephălaíoin	κεφᾰλαίων kephălaíōn	κεφᾰλαίων kephălaíōn	κεφᾰλαίων kephălaíōn
Dative	κεφᾰλαίῳ kephălaíōi	κεφᾰλαίᾳ kephălaíāi	κεφᾰλαίῳ kephălaíōi	κεφᾰλαίοιν kephălaíoin	κεφᾰλαίαιν kephălaíain	κεφᾰλαίοιν kephălaíoin	κεφᾰλαίοις kephălaíois	κεφᾰλαίαις kephălaíais	κεφᾰλαίοις kephălaíois
Accusative	κεφᾰ́λαιον kephắlaion	κεφᾰλαίᾱν kephălaíān	κεφᾰ́λαιον kephắlaion	κεφᾰλαίω kephălaíō	κεφᾰλαίᾱ kephălaíā	κεφᾰλαίω kephălaíō	κεφᾰλαίους kephălaíous	κεφᾰλαίᾱς kephălaíās	κεφᾰ́λαιᾰ kephắlaiă
Vocative	κεφᾰ́λαιε kephắlaie	κεφᾰλαίᾱ kephălaíā	κεφᾰ́λαιον kephắlaion	κεφᾰλαίω kephălaíō	κεφᾰλαίᾱ kephălaíā	κεφᾰλαίω kephălaíō	κεφᾰ́λαιοι kephắlaioi	κεφᾰ́λαιαι kephắlaiai	κεφᾰ́λαιᾰ kephắlaiă
Derived forms	Adverb			Comparative			Superlative
Derived forms	κεφᾰλαίως kephălaíōs			κεφᾰλαιότερος kephălaióteros			κεφᾰλαιότᾰτος kephălaiótătos
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Derived terms

κεφᾰλαιόω (kephălaióō, verb)