corifeu

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical, masculine) coryphaeus (leader of the chorus of a drama)
2. (masculine) coryphaeus (the chief or leader of an interest or party)

Sinonieme

sumidade

🔝

Vertalings

Koryphäe

leader

prominent person

coryphée

génie

🧞

cervello

🧠

corifeo

eminencia

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ko.ɾiˈfew/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Latyn: coryphaeus

Geleen van Frans: coryphée

In summary

Learned borrowing from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”).