πατέρας (patéras)
English: father
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About πατέρας
As a noun, πατέρας 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
IPA: paˈte.ɾas
Hyphenation: πα‧τέ‧ρας
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(with double plural) father; a male parent
- noun:(with plural πατέρες) Father (form of address for monk or priest)Examples:
- Synonym: πατήρ (patír)
- noun:(figuratively) founder of a science
- noun:(in the plural) ancestors
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πατέρας | πατέρες |
| genitive | πατέρα | πατέρων |
| accusative | πατέρα | πατέρες |
| vocative | πατέρα | πατέρες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how πατέρας appears in different grammatical contexts.