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κόκαλο
bone /ˈko.ka.lo/
nounC1#3295 most common
Also: shell or casing (e.g. of a mobile phone, colloquial)
Example sentences
Ο σκύλος έχει ένα κόκαλο.
The dog has a bone.
Δώσε στον σκύλο το κόκαλο.
Give the dog the bone.
Έσπασα το κόκαλο του χεριού μου.
I broke the bone in my arm.
Ο γιατρός εξέτασε τα κόκαλα του ασθενή στην ακτινογραφία.
The doctor examined the patient's bones on the X-ray.
Όταν είδε το φίδι, έγινε κόκαλο από τον φόβο της.
When she saw the snake, she froze stiff with fear.
Τα κόκαλα των αρχαίων νεκρών βρέθηκαν κάτω από τα θεμέλια του ναού.
The bones of the ancient dead were found beneath the temple's foundations.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | κόκαλο | κόκαλα |
| Genitive | κοκάλου | κοκάλων |
| Accusative | κόκαλο | κόκαλα |
| Vocative | κόκαλο | κόκαλα |
Word family
κοκαλάκιhairpin, bobby pin (named for early ones made of bone)
κοκάλινοςmade of bone, bony
κοκαλιάζωto go stiff, to freeze (with cold or fear)
κοκκαλωμένοςstiff, frozen, petrified
Etymology
Κόκαλο comes from the Byzantine Greek κόκκαλον, an extended form of κόκκος, meaning grain or seed. Speakers stretched the word for a hard little lump to cover bones in general. The classical word for bone, οστό, still exists but sounds more formal or medical. Today κόκαλο is the plain, everyday word people actually use.
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