νόμος (nómos)
English: law
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About νόμος
As a noun, νόμος 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.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:law, rule, codeExamples:
- Ο λόγος της ήταν νόμοςO lógos tis ítan nómos
- Her word was law.
- noun:nome (type of musical composition in ancient Greece)
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | νόμος | νόμοι |
| genitive | νόμου | νόμων |
| accusative | νόμο | νόμους |
| vocative | νόμε | νόμοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how νόμος appears in different grammatical contexts.
Derived Terms
- ανόμημα (anómima)"Grek"
- ανομία (anomía)"Grek"
- -νομία (-nomía)"Grek nowrap"
- νόμος των εφαπτομένων (nómos ton efaptoménon)"Grek"
- τσιμπίδα του νόμου (tsimpída tou nómou)"Grek"