αυγή (afgí)
English: dawn
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About αυγή
As a noun, αυγή 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
Hyphenation: αυ‧γή
Definitions & Examples
- noun:dawn, sunrise, daybreakExamples:
- Synonyms: ανατολή (anatolí), χάραμα (chárama), χαραυγή (charavgí), ξημέρωμα (ximéroma)
- Coordinate terms: δειλινό (deilinó, “dusk”), μισοσκόταδο (misoskótado, “half-light”), σούρουπο (soúroupo, “deuwsk”)
- noun:(figuratively) beginning, startExamples:
- Synonym: ξημέρωμα (ximéroma)
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | αυγή | αυγές |
| genitive | αυγής | αυγών |
| accusative | αυγή | αυγές |
| vocative | αυγή | αυγές |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how αυγή appears in different grammatical contexts.