σκιά (skiá)
English: shadow
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About σκιά
As a noun, σκιά 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:(figurative, literal) shadow, shade dark area cast by light sourceExamples:
- θέατρο σκιών (théatro skión) — shadow theatre
- noun:black areaExamples:
- Ο ύποπτος χάθηκε μέσα στις σκιές της νύχτας. (O ýpoptos cháthike mésa stis skiés tis nýchtas.) — The suspect disappeared into the shadows of the night.
- noun:follower, person following another, tail
- noun:shadow effects (in typography, etc)Examples:
- σκιά ματιών (skiá matión) — eye shadow
- noun:faded, weakened personExamples:
- σκιά του παλιού του εαυτού (skiá tou palioú tou eaftoú) — shadow of his former self
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σκιά | σκιές |
| genitive | σκιάς | σκιών |
| accusative | σκιά | σκιές |
| vocative | σκιά | σκιές |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how σκιά appears in different grammatical contexts.