ζώο (zóo)

English: animal

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ζώο

As a noun, ζώο is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: ζώ‧ο

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    (zoology) mammal
  • noun:
    animal, beast, creature
  • noun:
    brute, stupid (used as derogatory interjection)

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeζώοζώα
genitiveζώουζώων
accusativeζώοζώα
vocativeζώοζώα

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

Derived Terms

  • ζωάκι (zoáki)"Grek"
  • τα ζώα μου αργά (ta zóa mou argá)"Grek"
  • βασιλιάς των ζώων (vasiliás ton zóon)"Grek"