ξαφνικός (xaphnikós)

English: sudden

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Linguistic Information

Word Typeadjective
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About ξαφνικός

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Definitions & Examples

  • adjective:
    sudden, unexpected, unannounced
    Examples:
    • Synonym: άξαφνος (áxafnos)

Declension Table

neuter word

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeξαφνικόςξαφνικοί
genitiveξαφνικούξαφνικών
accusativeξαφνικόξαφνικούς
vocativeξαφνικόξαφνικοί

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ξαφνικός appears in different grammatical contexts.