ελεημοσύνη (eleimosíni)
English: alms
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About ελεημοσύνη
As a noun, ελεημοσύνη 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: ε‧λε‧η‧μο‧σύ‧νη
Definitions & Examples
- noun:alms, help (something given to the poor as charity such as money, clothing or food)Examples:
- Ο ζητιάνος ζητάει ελεημοσύνη από τους περαστικούς.O zitiános zitáei eleïmosýni apó tous perastikoús.
- The beggar begs passers-by for alms.
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ελεημοσύνη | ελεημοσύνες |
| genitive | ελεημοσύνης | — |
| accusative | ελεημοσύνη | ελεημοσύνες |
| vocative | ελεημοσύνη | ελεημοσύνες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ελεημοσύνη appears in different grammatical contexts.