acefal

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos). First attested in 1809.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡sɛ.fal/
• Rhymes: -ɛfal
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧fal

Noun

acefal m pers

1. (obsolete, Christianity) autocephalous bishop (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Declension of acefal

	singular	plural
nominative	acefal	acefalowie
genitive	acefala	acefali
dative	acefalowi	acefalom
accusative	acefala	acefali
instrumental	acefalem	acefalami
locative	acefalu	acefalach
vocative	acefalu	acefalowie

Related terms

adjective

• acefaliczny

 

noun

• acefalia

 

Further reading

• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “acefal”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 6

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French acéphale.

Adjective

acefal m or n (feminine singular acefală, masculine plural acefali, feminine and neuter plural acefale)

1. (zoology) acephalous, headless
2. headless

Declension

Declension of acefal

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	acefal		acefală	acefali	acefale
	definite	acefalul		acefala	acefalii	acefalele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	acefal		acefale	acefali	acefale
	definite	acefalului		acefalei	acefalilor	acefalelor