όρεξη (órexi)

English: appetite

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About όρεξη

As a noun, όρεξη 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.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ό‧ρε‧ξη

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    appetite (desire for food or drink)
    Examples:
    • Synonyms: επιθυμία f (epithymía), προθυμία f (prothymía)
    • Antonym: ανορεξία f (anorexía, “anorexia”)
    • Απόψε έχω όρεξη για πίτσα.Apópse écho órexi gia pítsa.
    • Tonight, I feel like pizza.
    • (literally, “Tonight, I have appetite for pizza.”)
  • noun:
    (figuratively) appetite, craving, longing, desire
    Examples:
    • Synonyms: επιθυμία f (epithymía), προθυμία f (prothymía)
    • Δεν έχω όρεξη σήμερα να πάω σχολείο.Den écho órexi símera na páo scholeío.
    • I don't feel like school today.
    • (literally, “I don't have an appetite for school today.”)

Declension Table

feminine noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeόρεξηορέξεις
genitiveόρεξηςορέξεων
accusativeόρεξηορέξεις
vocativeόρεξηορέξεις

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

Related Words

Derived Terms

  • καλή όρεξη (kalí órexi)"Grek"
  • περί ορέξεως ουδείς λόγος (perí oréxeos oudeís lógos)"Grek"