τέλος (télos)
English: end
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderneuter
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About τέλος
As a noun, τέλος 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.
Pronunciation
IPA: ˈte.los
Hyphenation: τέ‧λος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:end, finishExamples:
- Θα έρθω στο τέλος του μήνα. (Tha értho sto télos tou mína.) — I will come at the end of the month.
- το τέλος του κόσμου (to télos tou kósmou) — the end of the world
- noun:tax, dues paid to the government for specific public service, or productExamples:
- τέλος ακίνητης περιουσίας (ΤΑΠ) (télos akínitis periousías (TAP)) — tax of real estate
Declension Table
neuter noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | τέλος | τέλη |
| genitive | τέλους | τελών |
| accusative | τέλος | τέλη |
| vocative | τέλος | τέλη |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how τέλος appears in different grammatical contexts.