βασίλισσα (vasílissa)
English: queen
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About βασίλισσα
As a noun, βασίλισσα is of the Unknown gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: βα‧σί‧λισ‧σα
Definitions & Examples
- noun:queen (king's wife)Examples:
- Η Μαρία Αντουανέτα ήταν βασίλισσα της Γαλλίας.I María Antouanéta ítan vasílissa tis Gallías.
- Marie Antoinette was the queen of France.
- noun:queen (ruling female monarch)Examples:
- Η Ελισάβετ Β’ ήταν η βασίλισσα του Ηνωμένου Βασιλείου.I Elisávet V’ ítan i vasílissa tou Inoménou Vasileíou.
- Elizabeth II was the queen of the United Kingdom.
- noun:queen (reproductive female animal in a hive, such as an ant, bee, termite or wasp)Examples:
- η βασίλισσα των μελισσών (i vasílissa ton melissón) — the queen bee
- noun:(figuratively) queen (powerful female figure)Examples:
- Η κόρη του είναι βασίλισσα της ομορφιάς.I kóri tou eínai vasílissa tis omorfiás.
- His daughter is a queen of beauty.
- noun:(chess) queen
Declension Table
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βασίλισσα | βασίλισσες |
| genitive | βασίλισσας | βασιλισσών |
| accusative | βασίλισσα | βασίλισσες |
| vocative | βασίλισσα | βασίλισσες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how βασίλισσα appears in different grammatical contexts.