χήρα (khíra)
English: widow
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Genderfeminine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About χήρα
As a noun, χήρα is of the feminine gender and is in the nominative case in Greek grammar. It can help you understand sentence structure and word forms better.
Definitions & Examples
- noun:widow, relict
Declension Table
feminine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | χήρα | χήρες |
| genitive | χήρας | χηρών |
| accusative | χήρα | χήρες |
| vocative | χήρα | χήρες |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how χήρα appears in different grammatical contexts.