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, desireExamples:
- 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
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | όρεξη | ορέξεις |
| genitive | όρεξης | ορέξεων |
| accusative | όρεξη | ορέξεις |
| vocative | όρεξη | ορέξεις |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how όρεξη appears in different grammatical contexts.