Ancient Greek dictionary · noun
καρδία
heart (as the source of emotion, love, etc.)
Transliteration: kardia
Dictionary forms: κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ, κᾰρδῐ́ᾱς
Inflection: first declension
Meaning and definitions
- heart (as the source of emotion, love, etc.)
- mind
- stomach
- any hollow vessel
- center or inner part:
- pith (of wood)
Connected roots
- cardi-
heart
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- cardiac
Pertaining to the heart.
- cardiology
the branch of medicine dealing with the heart
- electrocardiogram
The recording that an electrocardiograph produces.
Recorded forms
| Form | Grammar |
|---|---|
| κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ | nom. sg. |
| κᾰρδῐ́αι | nom. pl. |
| κᾰρδῐ́ᾱς | gen. sg. |
| κᾰρδῐῶν | gen. pl. |
| κᾰρδῐ́ᾳ | dat. sg. |
| κᾰρδῐ́αις | dat. pl. |
| κᾰρδῐ́ᾱν | acc. sg. |
| κᾰρδῐ́ᾱς | acc. pl. |
| κᾰρδῐ́ᾱ | voc. sg. |
| κᾰρδῐ́αι | voc. pl. |
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