αδελφή

Greek (Cypriot)

/a.ðelˈfi/

noun
Definitions
  • sister female sibling
  • (medicine) sister nurse
  • sister form of address for nuns
  • (colloquial) queer, faggot homosexual man

Etymology

Inherited from Ancient Greek ἀδελφή derived from Proto-Hellenic *hə- (together, same) derived from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥- (one, full, together, whole, all, same) affix from Ancient Greek δελφύς (womb) root from Proto-Indo-European *sem- (one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*sem-

Gloss

one, together, same, whole, summer, together with, from which also comes Ancient Greek m, as one, like

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Kanji

好

Emoji
🕐️ 🕜️

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