ισχνός (iskhnós)

English: meager

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ισχνός

Learn more about ισχνός and how to use it correctly in Greek sentences and conversations.

Pronunciation

IPA: is.ˈxnos
Hyphenation: ι‧σχνός

Definitions & Examples

  • adjective:
    meager
  • adjective:
    paltry
  • adjective:
    tenuous (lacking importance)

Declension Table

neuter word

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeισχνόςισχνοί
genitiveισχνούισχνών
accusativeισχνόισχνούς
vocativeισχνόισχνοί

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