πύργος (pírgos)
English: castle
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About πύργος
As a noun, πύργος 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
Hyphenation: πύρ‧γος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:towerExamples:
- κεντρικός πύργος (kentrikós pýrgos) — central tower, castle keep
- noun:(chess) rook
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | πύργος | πύργοι |
| genitive | πύργου | πύργων |
| accusative | πύργο | πύργους |
| vocative | πύργε | πύργοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how πύργος appears in different grammatical contexts.
Derived Terms
- ακροπύργιο (akropýrgio)"Grek"