γλώσσα (glóssa)
English: tongue
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About γλώσσα
As a noun, γλώσσα 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: γλώσ‧σα
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(anatomy) tongue (muscular organ in the mouth used to eat and speak)Examples:
- Πρόσεξε μη δαγκώσεις κατά λάθος τη γλώσσα σου.Prósexe mi dagkóseis katá láthos ti glóssa sou.
- Be careful not to accidentally bite your tongue.
- noun:Figurative senses. (figuratively, of a shoe) tongue (the flap of material that goes between the laces and the foot)Examples:
- η γλώσσα του παπουτσιού (i glóssa tou papoutsioú) — the tongue of the shoe
- noun:(figuratively) tongue (an individual point of flame from a fire)Examples:
- πύρινες γλώσσες φωτιάς (pýrines glósses fotiás) — fiery tongues of fire
- noun:(figuratively) tongue (a long, narrow strip of land, projecting from the mainland into a sea or lake)Examples:
- γλώσσα στεριάς που προχωρεί στη θάλασσα (glóssa steriás pou prochoreí sti thálassa) — a tongue of land which projects into the sea
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | γλώσσα | γλώσσες |
| genitive | γλώσσας | γλωσσών |
| accusative | γλώσσα | γλώσσες |
| vocative | γλώσσα | γλώσσες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how γλώσσα appears in different grammatical contexts.
Related Words
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Derived Terms
- αλλογλώσσος (alloglóssos)"Grek"
- βγάζω γλώσσα (vgázo glóssa)"Grek"
- γλωσσ. (gloss.)"Grek"
- γλώσσα προγραμματισμού (glóssa programmatismoú)"Grek"
- γλωσσάκι (glossáki)"Grek"
- γλωσσίτσα (glossítsa)"Grek"
- γλωσσολογία (glossología)"Grek"
- δαγκώνω τη γλώσσα μου (dagkóno ti glóssa mou)"Grek"
- ισόγλωσσο (isóglosso)"Grek"
- στην άκρη της γλώσσας (stin ákri tis glóssas)"Grek"