σπάγγος (spággos)

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Linguistic Information

Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular

About σπάγγος

As a noun, σπάγγος 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: σπάγ‧γος

Definitions & Examples

  • noun:
    string, line, packthread
  • noun:
    cord, thin rope
  • noun:
    (figuratively) skinflint, mean person
  • noun:
    (figuratively) curmudgeon

Declension Table

masculine noun

CaseSingularPlural
nominativeσπάγγοςσπάγγοι
genitiveσπάγγουσπάγγων
accusativeσπάγγοσπάγγους
vocativeσπάγγεσπάγγοι

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