θεία (thía)
English: aunt
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About θεία
As a noun, θεία 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
IPA: ˈθi.a
Hyphenation: θεί‧α
Definitions & Examples
- noun:aunt (a sister or sister-in-law of a parent)
- adjective:nominative/
- adjective:nominative/
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | θεία | θειάδες |
| genitive | θείας | θειάδων |
| accusative | θεία | θειάδες |
| vocative | θεία | θειάδες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how θεία appears in different grammatical contexts.