αδελφή (adelphí)
English: sister
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αδελφή
As a noun, αδελφή 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
IPA: a.ðelˈfi
Hyphenation: α‧δελ‧φή
Definitions & Examples
- noun:sister (female sibling)Examples:
- Η αδελφή μου σπουδάζει νομική. (I adelfí mou spoudázei nomikí.) — My sister is studying law.
- noun:(medicine) sister (nurse)Examples:
- Πάω να φωνάξω την αδελφή να σου αλλάξει την πάπια. (Páo na fonáxo tin adelfí na sou alláxei tin pápia.) — I'm going to get the sister to change your bedpan.
- noun:sister (form of address for nuns)Examples:
- Η Αδελφή Ιωάννα είναι καλόγρια εδώ και επτά χρόνια. (I Adelfí Ioánna eínai kalógria edó kai eptá chrónia.) — Sister Ioanna has been a nun for seven years now.
- noun:(colloquial, derogatory) queer, faggot (homosexual man)Examples:
- Το γκέι μπαρ είναι γεμάτο αδελφές. (To gkéi bar eínai gemáto adelfés.) — The gay bar is full of queers.
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αδελφή | αδελφές |
| genitive | αδελφής | αδελφών |
| accusative | αδελφή | αδελφές |
| vocative | αδελφή | αδελφές |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αδελφή appears in different grammatical contexts.
Derived Terms
- αδελφούλα (adelfoúla)"Grek"