αδένας (adénas)
English: gland
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αδένας
As a noun, αδένας 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:(medicine, biology, anatomy) gland
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αδένας | αδένες |
| genitive | αδένα | αδένων |
| accusative | αδένα | αδένες |
| vocative | αδένα | αδένες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αδένας appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- αδενικός (adenikós)"Grek"
- αδενίτιδα (adenítida)"Grek"
- αδενοειδής (adenoeidís)"Grek"
- αδενοπάθεια (adenopátheia)"Grek"
- ενδοκρινής αδένας (endokrinís adénas)"Grek"