χείλη

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /kʰěː.lɛː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰi.le/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈxi.li/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈçi.li/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈçi.li/

Noun

χείλη • (kheílē) n

nominative, accusative, and vocative plural of χεῖλος (kheîlos), contracted form of χείλεᾰ (kheílea)

Greek

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈçili/
Hyphenation: χεί‧λη
Homophone: χείλι (cheíli)

Noun

χείλη • (cheíli) n

Nominative, accusative and vocative plural form of χείλος (cheílos). (also of χείλι)

Alternative forms

χείλια (cheília) (plural of χείλι)

Derived terms

Expressions:
Interchangeable with alternative plural χείλια

κρέμομαι από τα χείλη (krémomai apó ta cheíli, “(literally: I am hanging from the lips) listen attentively”)
ψήνω το ψάρι στα χείλη (psíno to psári sta cheíli)
and all phrases with sense lips

Preferably with χείλη

επίσημα χείλη (epísima cheíli, “(literally: official lips) official source”)
υπεύθυνα χείλη (ypéfthyna cheíli, “(literally: responsible lips) reliable source”)
and all expressions with sense edge

Only with χείλη

χείλη με χείλη (cheíli me cheíli, “lip to lip”) (of kisses)

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