νέφος (néphos)

English: cloud

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About νέφος

As a noun, νέφος 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

Hyphenation: νέ‧φος

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    smog
    Examples:
    • Synonym: αιθαλομίχλη (aithalomíchli)
  • noun:
    (meteorology) cloud
  • noun:
    (computing) cloud

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeνέφοςνέφη
genitiveνέφουςνεφών
accusativeνέφοςνέφη
vocativeνέφοςνέφη

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

Derived Terms

  • ανέφελος (anéfelos)"Grek"
  • αντινεφικός (antinefikós)"Grek"
  • νεφοσκεπής (nefoskepís)"Grek"
  • ραδιενεργό νέφος (radienergó néfos)"Grek"