κύμα (kíma)
English: wave
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About κύμα
As a noun, κύμα 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.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: κύ‧μα
Definitions & Examples
- noun:wave, breaker, rollerExamples:
- παλιρροϊκό κύμα (palirroïkó kýma) — tidal wave
- noun:(figuratively) surge, wave, influx 2020 November 25, “Το δεύτερο κύμα [The second wave]”, in Η Εφημερίδα των Συντακτών [Newspaper of the Journalists]:Examples:
- Το δεύτερο κύμα της πανδημίας Covid-19 πλήττει με μεγάλη σφοδρότητα τη χώρα μας.To déftero kýma tis pandimías Covid-19 plíttei me megáli sfodrótita ti chóra mas.
- The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting our country extremely hard.
Declension Table
neuter noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | κύμα | κύματα |
| genitive | κύματος | κυμάτων |
| accusative | κύμα | κύματα |
| vocative | κύμα | κύματα |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how κύμα appears in different grammatical contexts.