εικόνα (ikóna)
English: picture
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About εικόνα
As a noun, εικόνα 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: ει‧κό‧να
Definitions & Examples
- noun:picture, image, painting, illustration, portrait
- noun:(religion) icon, religious painting
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | εικόνα | εικόνες |
| genitive | εικόνας | εικόνων |
| accusative | εικόνα | εικόνες |
| vocative | εικόνα | εικόνες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how εικόνα appears in different grammatical contexts.