δήμος (dímos)
English: municipality
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About δήμος
As a noun, δήμος is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: ˈði.mos
Hyphenation: δή‧μος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:municipality, demeExamples:
- ο Δήμος Αθηναίων (o Dímos Athinaíon) — the Municipality of Athenians (of Athens)
- noun:(historical) people, common people (the body of citizens of a city-state in ancient Greece)
- noun:common people
- noun:(historical) deme (a subdivision of ancient Attica)
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | δήμος | δήμοι |
| genitive | δήμου | δήμων |
| accusative | δήμο | δήμους |
| vocative | δήμε | δήμοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how δήμος appears in different grammatical contexts.