πάγος (págos)
English: ice
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About πάγος
As a noun, πάγος 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.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: πά‧γος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:ice (frozen water)Examples:
- με πάγο (me págo) — with ice
- χωρίς πάγο (chorís págo) — without ice
- σπάω τον πάγο (spáo ton págo) — break the ice
- Το ψυγείο πρέπει να καθαριστεί επειδή έχει μαζέψει πάγο.To psygeío prépei na katharisteí epeidí échei mazépsei págo.
- The fridge needs to be cleaned because ice has collected (in it).
- noun:(derogatory, figuratively) cold person, unfriendly person (one metaphorically cold like ice)Examples:
- Αυτή η γυναίκα δε χαμογελάει ποτέ· είναι σκέτος πάγος.Aftí i gynaíka de chamogeláei poté; eínai skétos págos.
- That woman never smiles — she's a complete ice queen.
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πάγος | πάγοι |
| genitive | πάγου | πάγων |
| accusative | πάγο | πάγους |
| vocative | πάγε | πάγοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how πάγος appears in different grammatical contexts.