acefal

Polish

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos). First attested in 1809.[1]

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

adjective
noun

References

  1. Szymon Bielski (1809) Historya Kościoła powszechnego : z dzieła fr. zebrana, i do czasów naszych doprowadzona (in Polish), page 106

Further reading

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

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