κυριολεξία (kiriolexía)
Search for other Greek words or browse our vocabulary lists
Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About κυριολεξία
As a noun, κυριολεξία 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: ci.ɾi.o.leˈksi.a
Hyphenation: κυ‧ρι‧ο‧λε‧ξί‧α
Definitions & Examples
- noun:literal meaning, literal senseExamples:
- στην κυριολεξία (stin kyriolexía) — in the literal sense, literally
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κυριολεξία | κυριολεξίες |
| genitive | κυριολεξίας | κυριολεξιών |
| accusative | κυριολεξία | κυριολεξίες |
| vocative | κυριολεξία | κυριολεξίες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how κυριολεξία appears in different grammatical contexts.