καρδιά
See also: καρδία and Καρδία
Greek
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek, with synizesis to avoid hiatus, from Ancient Greek καρδία (kardía), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karˈðʝa/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: καρ‧διά
Noun
καρδιά • (kardiá) f (plural καρδιές)
- (anatomy) heart
Declension
declension of καρδιά
| case \\ number | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καρδιά • | καρδιές • |
| genitive | καρδιάς • | καρδιών • |
| accusative | καρδιά • | καρδιές • |
| vocative | καρδιά • | καρδιές • |
Derived terms
- καρδιοπάθεια f (kardiopátheia, “cardiopathy, heart disease”)
- καρδιακή προσβολή f (kardiakí prosvolí, “cardiopathy, heart disease”)
- με όλη μου την καρδιά (me óli mou tin kardiá, “with my whole heart, wholeheartedly”)
See also
- κούπα f (koúpa, “hearts - a suit of playing cards”)