σκάφος (skáphos)

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun

Genderneuter

Casenominative

NumberSingular

About σκάφος

As a noun, σκάφος 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.

Definitions & Examples

noun:
craft, ship
Examples:
- Synonym: (large vessel) πλοίο (ploío)
- Synonym: (small vessel) βάρκα (várka)
- Synonym: (yatch) θαλαμηγός (thalamigós)
- Synonym: (aeronautical) αεροσκάφος (aeroskáfos)
noun:
hull
Examples:
- Synonyms: κουφάρι (koufári), (learned) κύτος (kýtos), (loosely) σκαρί (skarí)

Declension Table

neuter noun

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	σκάφος	σκάφη
genitive	σκάφους	σκαφών
accusative	σκάφος	σκάφη
vocative	σκάφος	σκάφη

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

Derived Terms

αεροσκάφος (aeroskáfos)"Grek"
αποβατικό σκάφος (apovatikó skáfos)"Grek"
βαθυσκάφος (vathyskáfos)"Grek"