πριν (prin)

English: before

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About πριν

As a noun, πριν 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.

Definitions & Examples

  • adverb:
    ago
  • adverb:
    before

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeπρινπριν
genitiveπρινπριν
accusativeπρινπριν
vocativeπρινπριν

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