κεραυνός (kerafnós)
English: lightning
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About κεραυνός
As a noun, κεραυνός 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: κε‧ραυ‧νός
Definitions & Examples
- noun:thunderbolt, lightning bolt, lightning strike, lightning
- noun:(figuratively) sudden and unexpected event
- noun:(figuratively) explosive, aggressive, or forceful actions (often with dramatic or critical intent)
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κεραυνός | κεραυνοί |
| genitive | κεραυνού | κεραυνών |
| accusative | κεραυνό | κεραυνούς |
| vocative | κεραυνέ | κεραυνοί |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how κεραυνός appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- αλεξικέραυνο (alexikéravno)"Grek"
- κατακεραυνώνω (katakeravnóno)"Grek"
- κεραύνιος (kerávnios)"Grek"
- κεραυνοβόλημα (keravnovólima)"Grek"
- κεραυνοβόληση (keravnovólisi)"Grek"
- κεραυνοβολία (keravnovolía)"Grek"
- κεραυνοβόλος (keravnovólos)"Grek"
- κεραυνοβολώ (keravnovoló)"Grek"
- κεραυνόπληκτος (keravnópliktos)"Grek"
- κεραυνός εν αιθρία (keravnós en aithría)"Grek"