κούτελο
Greek
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Etymology
editInherited from Byzantine Greek κούτελο(ν) (koútelo(n)), from Ancient Greek κότυλος (kótulos, “bone socket”),[1] from κοτύλη (kotúlē, “bowl, dish, small cup”).[2]
Pronunciation
editNoun
editκούτελο • (koútelo) n
- (familiar) forehead
- Synonym: μέτωπο (métopo)
- (figuratively) honour, esteem
- Έχω καθαρό κούτελο και το κεφάλι ψηλά.
- Écho katharó koútelo kai to kefáli psilá.
- I have a clear honour and I am an honest/proud person.
literally: I have a clean forehead and my head high.
Declension
editDeclension of κούτελο
Related terms
edit- κατακούτελα (katakoútela, adverb)
- κουτελίτης m (koutelítis) (of wines)
- κουτουλάω (koutouláo) / κουτουλώ (koutouló)
- κουτούλημα n (koutoúlima)
- κουτουλιά f (koutouliá)
References
edit- ^ κούτελο, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “κοτύλη (> VAR κότυλος)”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 763