άρκτος (árktos)

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About άρκτος

As a noun, άρκτος is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

IPA: ˈaɾ.ktos
Hyphenation: άρ‧κτος

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    bear
    Examples:
    • Synonyms: αρκούδα (arkoúda), (colloquial) αρκούδι (arkoúdi)

Declension Table

feminine noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeάρκτοςάρκτοι
genitiveάρκτουάρκτων
accusativeάρκτοάρκτους
vocativeάρκτεάρκτοι

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how άρκτος appears in different grammatical contexts.