ύπνος (ípnos)
English: sleep
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Linguistic Information
Word Typenoun
Gendermasculine
Casenominative
NumberSingular
About ύπνος
As a noun, ύπνος 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: ύ‧πνος
Definitions & Examples
- noun:sleepExamples:
- Coordinate term: κοιμάμαι (koimámai, “to sleep”, verb)
Declension Table
masculine noun
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ύπνος | ύπνοι |
| genitive | ύπνου | ύπνων |
| accusative | ύπνο | ύπνους |
| vocative | ύπνε | ύπνοι |
Greek nouns and adjectives change form based on case (role in sentence) and number. These forms show how ύπνος appears in different grammatical contexts.
Derived Terms
- αξύπνητος (axýpnitos)"Grek"
- αφυπνίζω (afypnízo)"Grek"
- αφύπνιση (afýpnisi)"Grek"
- πάω (páo gia ýpno)"Grek"
- υπναράς (ypnarás)"Grek"