πλευρά (plefrá)

English: side

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About πλευρά

As a noun, πλευρά 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:
    side (especially a surface or an area)
    Examples:
    • στη δυτική πλευρά του κτιρίουsti dytikí plevrá tou ktiríou
    • on the west side of the building
  • noun:
    (mathematics) side
    Examples:
    • Ένα τρίγωνο έχει τρεις κορυφές, τρεις πλευρές και τρεις γωνίες.Éna trígono échei treis koryfés, treis plevrés kai treis goníes.
    • A triangle has three points, three sides and three angles.
  • noun:
    side
    Examples:
    • η δεξιά πλευρά του αυτοκινήτουi dexiá plevrá tou aftokinítou
    • the right-hand side of the car

Declension Table

feminine noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeπλευράπλευρές
genitiveπλευράςπλευρών
accusativeπλευράπλευρές
vocativeπλευράπλευρές

Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how πλευρά appears in different grammatical contexts.

Derived Terms

  • αναλογία (analogía plevrón)"Grek"
  • ανισόπλευρος (anisóplevros)"Grek"
  • ισόπλευρος (isóplevros)"Grek"