ceafă

Romanian

Etymology

Unknown. Either from Albanian qafë (“nape”)[1] from Turkish kafa (“head”), or from a substratum word related to Ancient Greek κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “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 articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) ceafă ceafa (niște) cefe cefele
genitive/dative (unei) cefe cefei (unor) cefe cefelor
vocative ceafă, ceafo cefelor

References
  1. ceafă in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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