νηστεία (nistía)
English: fast
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About νηστεία
As a noun, νηστεία 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.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:fast (period of eating no food, little food or avoiding certain dietary items)Examples:
- Synonyms: αφαγία (afagía), αναφαγιά (anafagiá)
- Coordinate terms: άφαγος (áfagos, “fasting”, adjective), δίαιτα (díaita, “diet”), Σαρακοστή (Sarakostí, “lent”)
- η νηστεία της Μεγάλης Εβδομάδαςi nisteía tis Megális Evdomádas
- Holy Week fast
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | νηστεία | νηστείες |
| genitive | νηστείας | νηστειών |
| accusative | νηστεία | νηστείες |
| vocative | νηστεία | νηστείες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how νηστεία appears in different grammatical contexts.