ελάφι (eláphi)

English: deer

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ελάφι

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

Pronunciation

IPA: eˈlafi
Hyphenation: ε‧λά‧φι

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    red deer (Cervus elaphus)
  • noun:
    deer, stag, buck, hart
  • noun:
    venison

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeελάφιελάφια
genitiveελαφιούελαφιών
accusativeελάφιελάφια
vocativeελάφιελάφια

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

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Derived Terms

  • λάφι (láfi)"Grek"
  • ελαφίνα (elafína)"Grek"
  • ελαφάκι (elafáki)"Grek"
  • ελαφηβόλος (elafivólos)"Grek"
  • ελαφήσιος (elafísios)"Grek"