καρδία

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱḗr. Cognate with Sanskrit हृदय (hṛdaya), Latin cor, Old Armenian սիրտ (sirt), Old English heorte (English heart).

Pronunciation

 

Noun

κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ (kardíā) f (genitive κᾰρδῐ́ᾱς); first declension

  1. heart (as the source of emotion, love, etc.)
  2. mind
  3. stomach
  4. any hollow vessel
  5. center or inner part: pith (of wood), depth (of the sea)

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