οικογένεια (ikogénia)
English: family
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About οικογένεια
As a noun, οικογένεια is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Pronunciation
IPA: i.koˈʝe.ni.a
Hyphenation: οι‧κο‧γέ‧νει‧α
Definitions & Examples
- noun:family
- noun:(biology, taxonomy) family
- noun:household
- noun:kin
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | οικογένεια | οικογένειες |
| genitive | οικογένειας | οικογενειών |
| accusative | οικογένεια | οικογένειες |
| vocative | οικογένεια | οικογένειες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how οικογένεια appears in different grammatical contexts.
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Derived Terms
- υποοικογένεια (ypooikogéneia)"Grek"