πρόβατο (próvato)

English: sheep

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About πρόβατο

As a noun, πρόβατο 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

  • noun:
    sheep
  • noun:
    (figuratively) sheep (someone who is easily deceived by others)
  • noun:
    (figuratively) lamb (a very gentle person)

Declension Table

neuter noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeπρόβατοπρόβατα
genitiveπρόβατουπρόβατων
accusativeπρόβατοπρόβατα
vocativeπρόβατοπρόβατα

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

Related Words

Derived Terms

  • αιγοπρόβατα (aigopróvata)"Grek"
  • πρόβειος (próveios)"Grek"
  • πρόβιος (próvios)"Grek"