αγορά (agorá)
English: market
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αγορά
As a noun, αγορά 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: aɣoˈra
Hyphenation: α‧γο‧ρά
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(historical) agora, the ancient square or marketplace, the centre of public lifeExamples:
- Η αρχαία αγορά στην Αθήνα είναι κάτω από την Ακρόπολη.I archaía agorá stin Athína eínai káto apó tin Akrópoli.
- The ancient agora in Athens is just under the Acropolis.
- noun:marketplace, marketExamples:
- Πάω στην αγορά να ψωνίσω. (Páo stin agorá na psoníso.) — I am going to the market to shop.
- noun:purchaseExamples:
- αγορά τοις μετρητοίς (agorá tois metritoís) — cash purchase
- αγορά με δόσεις (agorá me dóseis) — installment buying
- noun:commerce, tradeExamples:
- Οι αγορές κατέρρευσαν στο κραχ. (Oi agorés katérrefsan sto krach.) — The markets collapsed during the crash.
- ελεύθερη αγορά (eléftheri agorá) — free market
- αγορά εργασίας (agorá ergasías) — labour market
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αγορά | αγορές |
| genitive | αγοράς | αγορών |
| accusative | αγορά | αγορές |
| vocative | αγορά | αγορές |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αγορά appears in different grammatical contexts.