αετός (aetós)
English: Aquila
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αετός
As a noun, αετός 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.
Pronunciation
IPA: a.eˈtos
Hyphenation: α‧ε‧τός
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(bird) eagle kite (toy)Examples:
- Synonym: χαρταετός m (chartaetós)
- noun:(figuratively) a clever resourceful personExamples:
- see: έξυπνος (éxypnos, “intelligent”)
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αετός | αετοί |
| genitive | αετού | αετών |
| accusative | αετό | αετούς |
| vocative | αετέ | αετοί |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αετός appears in different grammatical contexts.