παρελθόν (parelthón)

English: past

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun

Genderneuter

Casenominative

NumberSingular

About παρελθόν

As a noun, παρελθόν is of the neuter gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.

Pronunciation

IPA: parelˈθon

Hyphenation: πα‧ρελ‧θόν

Definitions & Examples

noun:
past, time past
Examples:
- το ιστορικό παρελθόν (to istorikó parelthón) — the historical past
- Ο χρόνος χωρίζεται σε παρελθόν, παρόν και μέλλον.O chrónos chorízetai se parelthón, parón kai méllon.
- Time is divided into past, present and future.
noun:
(figuratively, derogatory) a past full of sexual experience
Examples:
- Είναι γυναίκα με παρελθόν.Eínai gynaíka me parelthón.
- She is a woman with a past.