αιδώς (edós)
English: decency
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αιδώς
As a noun, αιδώς 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: e.ˈðos
Definitions & Examples
- noun:decency, modestyExamples:
- δημοσία αιδώς (dimosía aidós) — public decency
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | αιδώς |
| genitive | αιδούς |
| accusative | αιδώ |
| vocative | αιδώς |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αιδώς appears in different grammatical contexts.