χάος (kháos)
English: chaos
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About χάος
As a noun, χάος 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
IPA: ˈxa.os
Hyphenation: χά‧ος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:chaos Kostas Karyotakis, poem «Φύγε, η καρδιά μου νοσταλγεί» ("Go, my heart is nostalgic") from collection Ελεγεία και Σάτιρες (Elegia and Satires), published in 1927. (Greek text)Examples:
- Φύγε κι ἄσε με μοναχό, ποὺ βλέπω νὰ πληθαίνηἀπάνω ἡ νύχτα, καὶ βαθιὰ νὰ γίνωνται τὰ χάη.Fýge ki áse me monachó, pou vlépo na plithaíniapáno i nýchta, kai vathiá na gínontai ta chái.
- Go and leave me alone looking at the growingnight upon [me], and the deepening chaoses.
- noun:(figuratively) disorder, mess
- noun:(mathematics) chaos
Declension Table
neuter noun
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | χάος |
| genitive | χάους |
| accusative | χάος |
| vocative | χάος |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how χάος appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- η (i theoría tou cháous)"Grek"
- χαοτικός (chaotikós)"Grek"