σκελετός (skeletós)
English: skeleton
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About σκελετός
As a noun, σκελετός 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: σκε‧λε‧τός
Definitions & Examples
- noun:(anatomy) skeleton
- noun:(figurative) frame of any structureExamples:
- ο σκελετός του κτιρίου (o skeletós tou ktiríou) — the frame of the building
- ο σκελετός των γυαλιών (o skeletós ton gyalión) — the frame of the glasses/spectacles
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | σκελετός | σκελετοί |
| genitive | σκελετού | σκελετών |
| accusative | σκελετό | σκελετούς |
| vocative | σκελετέ | σκελετοί |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how σκελετός appears in different grammatical contexts.