αστράγαλος (astrágalos)
English: ankle
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αστράγαλος
As a noun, αστράγαλος 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:(anatomy) ankle, ankleboneExamples:
- Coordinate term: (ankle joint) ποδοκνημική άρθρωση (podoknimikí árthrosi)
- noun:hock (joint of horse, pig, etc)
- noun:(games) jacks, knucklebones
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αστράγαλος | αστράγαλοι |
| genitive | αστραγάλου | αστραγάλων |
| accusative | αστράγαλο | αστραγάλους |
| vocative | αστράγαλε | αστράγαλοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αστράγαλος appears in different grammatical contexts.