πέτρα (pétra)
English: stone
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About πέτρα
As a noun, πέτρα 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.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:rock, stone (mass or fragments)
- noun:(figuratively) rock (something hard and stable)
- noun:(nautical) rock (rocky hazard)
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πέτρα | πέτρες |
| genitive | πέτρας | πετρών |
| accusative | πέτρα | πέτρες |
| vocative | πέτρα | πέτρες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how πέτρα appears in different grammatical contexts.