βάθος (váthos)
English: depth
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About βάθος
As a noun, βάθος is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(dimension) bottom, depth (of sea, etc)Examples:
- Η λίμνη έχει μεγάλο βάθος. (I límni échei megálo váthos.) — The lake is very deep.
- noun:(dimension) depth (of a cave, well, etc)Examples:
- Το σπήλαιο έχει ανυπολόγιστο βάθος. (To spílaio échei anypológisto váthos.) — The cave has an unknown depth.
- noun:(figuratively) profundity, background (of character)
Declension Table
neuter noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βάθος | βάθη |
| genitive | βάθους | βαθών |
| accusative | βάθος | βάθη |
| vocative | βάθος | βάθη |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how βάθος appears in different grammatical contexts.