βασιλιάς (vasiliás)
English: king
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About βασιλιάς
As a noun, βασιλιάς 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.
Pronunciation
IPA: va.siˈʎas
Hyphenation: βα‧σι‧λιάς
Definitions & Examples
- noun:kingExamples:
- Ο Βασιλιάς των ΛιονταριώνO Vasiliás ton Liontarión
- The Lion King
- noun:(chess) king
- noun:(figuratively) tycoon (king of) + type of businessExamples:
- Ο Φορντ ήταν βασιλιάς της αυτοκινητοβιομηχανίας.O Fornt ítan vasiliás tis aftokinitoviomichanías.
- Ford was the king of automobile industry.
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | βασιλιάς | βασιλιάδες |
| genitive | βασιλιά | βασιλιάδων |
| accusative | βασιλιά | βασιλιάδες |
| vocative | βασιλιά | βασιλιάδες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how βασιλιάς appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- βασιλιάς των ζώων (vasiliás ton zóon)"Grek"