σπίρτο (spírto)

English: match

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About σπίρτο

As a noun, σπίρτο 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: σπίρ‧το

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    match (stick)
  • noun:
    (figurative) very clever
    Examples:
    • expressions: σπίρτο μοναχό! (spírto monachó!, “truly clever! absolute genius!”)
  • noun:
    (colloquial, folksy) spirit, surgical spirit as of liquor

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeσπίρτοσπίρτα
genitiveσπίρτουσπίρτων
accusativeσπίρτοσπίρτα
vocativeσπίρτοσπίρτα

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