καλάμι (kalámi)

English: reed

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About καλάμι

As a noun, καλάμι 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.

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    reed, plant with hollow stem
  • noun:
    (anatomy, colloquial) shin
    Examples:
    • Synonym: (more formal) κνήμη (kními)
  • noun:
    telescopic rod (fishing, etc)

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeκαλάμικαλάμια
genitiveκαλαμιούκαλαμιών
accusativeκαλάμικαλάμια
vocativeκαλάμικαλάμια

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

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