πληγή (pligí)
English: wound
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About πληγή
As a noun, πληγή 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.
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: πλη‧γή
Definitions & Examples
- noun:wound (an injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body)Examples:
- Hypernym: τραύμα n (trávma)
- noun:(figuratively) woundExamples:
- ξύνω παλιές πληγές (xýno paliés pligés) — to reopen old wounds
- γλείφω τις πληγές μου (gleífo tis pligés mou) — to lick one's wounds
- noun:plague (a widespread affliction, calamity or destructive influx, especially when seen as divine retribution)
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πληγή | πληγές |
| genitive | πληγής | πληγών |
| accusative | πληγή | πληγές |
| vocative | πληγή | πληγές |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how πληγή appears in different grammatical contexts.