πολιτεία (politía)
English: state
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About πολιτεία
As a noun, πολιτεία 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: po.liˈti.a
Hyphenation: πο‧λι‧τεί‧α
Definitions & Examples
- noun:stateExamples:
- οι 50 πολιτείες των ΗΠΑ (oi 50 politeíes ton IPA) — the 50 states of the USA
- noun:city, placeExamples:
- η χαμένη πολιτεία του Μάτσου Πίκτσουi chaméni politeía tou Mátsou Píktsou
- the lost city of Machu Picchu
- noun:government, republic
- noun:body politic, polity
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πολιτεία | πολιτείες |
| genitive | πολιτείας | πολιτειών |
| accusative | πολιτεία | πολιτείες |
| vocative | πολιτεία | πολιτείες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how πολιτεία appears in different grammatical contexts.