καρέκλα (karékla)
English: chair
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About καρέκλα
As a noun, καρέκλα 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: κα‧ρέ‧κλα
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(furniture) chairExamples:
- Synonym: κάθισμα (káthisma)
- Εκεί που πήγα να κάτσω, κάποιος μου τράβηξε την καρέκλα κι έπεσα στον κώλο μου!Ekeí pou píga na kátso, kápoios mou trávixe tin karékla ki épesa ston kólo mou!
- As I was going to sit down, someone pulled the chair out from under me and I fell on my arse!
- noun:(figuratively) seat (membership in an organization, particularly a representative body and/or the power associated therewith)Examples:
- Synonym: έδρα (édra)
- Αυτός μόνο για την καρέκλα του ενδιαφέρεται, όχι για τους ψηφοφόρους του.Aftós móno gia tin karékla tou endiaféretai, óchi gia tous psifofórous tou.
- He only cares about his seat, not his constituents.
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | καρέκλα | καρέκλες |
| genitive | καρέκλας | καρεκλών |
| accusative | καρέκλα | καρέκλες |
| vocative | καρέκλα | καρέκλες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how καρέκλα appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- καρεκλάδικο (karekládiko)"Grek"
- καρεκλάκι (karekláki)"Grek"
- καρεκλάς (kareklás)"Grek"
- καρεκλίτσα (kareklítsa)"Grek"
- καρεκλοθήρας (kareklothíras)"Grek"
- καρεκλοκένταυρος (kareklokéntavros)"Grek"
- καρεκλοπόδαρο (kareklopódaro)"Grek"