δύναμη (dínami)
English: strength
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About δύναμη
As a noun, δύναμη 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: δύ‧να‧μη
Definitions & Examples
- noun:power, force, strength, brawn
- noun:(military) forceExamples:
- στρατιωτικές δυνάμεις (stratiotikés dynámeis) — military forces
- δύναμη καταδρομών (dýnami katadromón) — commando force
- noun:(physics) forceExamples:
- Η ισχύς ισούται με το γινόμενο της ταχύτητας επί τη δύναμη.I ischýs isoútai me to ginómeno tis tachýtitas epí ti dýnami.
- Power equals the velocity multiplied by the force.
- noun:(mathematics) power
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | δύναμη | δυνάμεις |
| genitive | δύναμης | δυνάμεων |
| accusative | δύναμη | δυνάμεις |
| vocative | δύναμη | δυνάμεις |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how δύναμη appears in different grammatical contexts.