ήρωας (íroas)
English: hero
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About ήρωας
As a noun, ήρωας is of the masculine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:hero (courageous person; chief character in drama, book, etc)
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ήρωας | ήρωες |
| genitive | ήρωα | ηρώων |
| accusative | ήρωα | ήρωες |
| vocative | ήρωα | ήρωες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ήρωας appears in different grammatical contexts.