σύλληψη (síllipsi)

English: arrest

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About σύλληψη

As a noun, σύλληψη 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:
    arrest, capture (the act or instance)
  • noun:
    conception (formation of a concept)
  • noun:
    conception (fertilisation of an egg)

Declension Table

feminine noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeσύλληψησυλλήψεις
genitiveσύλληψηςσυλλήψεων
accusativeσύλληψησυλλήψεις
vocativeσύλληψησυλλήψεις

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