δύναμη (dínami)

English: strength

Magnifying glass

Search for other Greek words or browse our vocabulary lists

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) force
    Examples:
    • στρατιωτικές δυνάμεις (stratiotikés dynámeis) — military forces
    • δύναμη καταδρομών (dýnami katadromón) — commando force
  • noun:
    (physics) force
    Examples:
    • 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

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeδύναμηδυνάμεις
genitiveδύναμηςδυνάμεων
accusativeδύναμηδυνάμεις
vocativeδύναμηδυνάμεις

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how δύναμη appears in different grammatical contexts.

Related Words

Related Words