κτήνος (ktínos)
English: animal
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About κτήνος
As a noun, κτήνος 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:domestic animal, farm animal, beast
- noun:beast, animal, mammalExamples:
- Synonym: ζώο (zóo)
- noun:(figuratively) wild person, brute, beast
Declension Table
neuter noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κτήνος | κτήνη |
| genitive | κτήνους | κτηνών |
| accusative | κτήνος | κτήνη |
| vocative | κτήνος | κτήνη |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how κτήνος appears in different grammatical contexts.