καπνός (kapnós)

English: smoke

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun

Gendermasculine

Casenominative

NumberSingular

About καπνός

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

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: κα‧πνός

Definitions & Examples

noun:
(plural καπνοί) smoke
Examples:
- δεν υπάρχει καπνός χωρίς φωτιά (den ypárchei kapnós chorís fotiá) — there is no smoke without fire
noun:
(plural καπνά) tobacco (plant and its products)

Declension Table

masculine noun

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	καπνός	καπνοί
genitive	καπνού	καπνών
accusative	καπνό	καπνούς
vocative	καπνέ	καπνοί

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