κλάδος (kládos)
English: branch
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About κλάδος
As a noun, κλάδος 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: κλά‧δος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(horticulture, formal) branch, boughExamples:
- Synonyms: κλαδί (kladí), κλαρί (klarí) (informal)
- Όλοι οι μεγάλοι κλάδοι που καταστρέφουν το σχήμα του δέντρου αφαιρούνται.Óloi oi megáloi kládoi pou katastréfoun to schíma tou déntrou afairoúntai.
- All the large branches that destroy the shape of the tree are removed.
- noun:(figuratively) branch of organisation
- noun:(biology) clade
- noun:(domain) industryExamples:
- Ο τουριστικός κλάδος θα χρειαστεί χρόνο για να ανακάμψει.O touristikós kládos tha chreiasteí chróno gia na anakámpsei.
- The tourism industry will need time to recover.
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κλάδος | κλάδοι |
| genitive | κλάδου | κλάδων |
| accusative | κλάδο | κλάδους |
| vocative | κλάδε | κλάδοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how κλάδος appears in different grammatical contexts.