corifeu

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ku.ɾiˈfɛw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencian) [ko.ɾiˈfɛw]

Noun

corifeu m (plural corifeus)

1. (Ancient Greece) coryphaeus
2. (figurative) leader, spokesperson

Further reading

• “corifeu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ɾiˈfew/ [ko.ɾiˈfeʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ɾiˈfew/

• Rhymes: -ew
• Hyphenation: co‧ri‧feu

Etymology 1

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

Noun

corifeu m (plural corifeus, feminine corifeia, feminine plural corifeias)

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French coryphée, from Latin coryphaeus, from Ancient Greek κορυφαῖος (koruphaîos, “leader of the chorus in an Ancient Greek drama”). Spelling influenced by Etymology 1.

Noun

corifeu m (plural corifeus)

1. (ballet) coryphée

Further reading

• “corifeu” in iDicionário Aulete.
• “corifeu” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “corifeu” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French coryphée.

Noun

corifeu m (plural corifei)

1. (Ancient Greece) leader of the ancient Greek chorus, coryphaeus

Declension

Declension of corifeu

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) corifeu	corifeuul	(niște) corifei	corifeii
genitive/dative	(unui) corifeu	corifeuului	(unor) corifei	corifeilor
vocative	corifeuule		corifeilor