αιώνας (eónas)
English: century
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αιώνας
As a noun, αιώνας 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:century (100 consecutive years)Examples:
- Synonym: εκατονταετία (ekatontaetía)
- noun:century (specifically a numbered period with conventional start)Examples:
- Synonym: (abbrev.) αι. (ai.)
- Έγινε στα μέσα του 20ου αιώνα.Égine sta mésa tou 20ou aióna.
- It took place in the middle of the 20th century.
- noun:(geology) eon, era, ageExamples:
- Φανεροζωικός αιώνας (Fanerozoïkós aiónas) — Phanerozoic eon
- noun:eternity, age, eon
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αιώνας | αιώνες |
| genitive | αιώνα | αιώνων |
| accusative | αιώνα | αιώνες |
| vocative | αιώνα | αιώνες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αιώνας appears in different grammatical contexts.