korifeo

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Esperanto

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Etymology

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From Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos). Compare German Koryphäe, Russian корифе́й (koriféj), Polish koryfeusz.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [koriˈfeo]
  • Rhymes: -eo
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ri‧fe‧o

Noun

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korifeo (accusative singular korifeon, plural korifeoj, accusative plural korifeojn)

  1. (Ancient Greece, historical) coryphaeus
  2. chief, leader, most important person
    • 2013 July, Carlo Minnaja, “Ne trudu, ne mortigu ...”, in Monato, →ISSN, page 17:
      Francesco Pullia, filozofo, ĵurnalisto, vegetarano, korifeo de la bestprotekta movado.
      Francesco Pullia, philosopher, journalist, vegetarian, head of the animal-rights movement.