Study the Greek words below. Translated from theire english equivalent that start with N.
Capital letters is where the word is emphasized (accented). See Accent for more
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In phonetics where you see:
Capital letters is where the word is accented.
ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.
e as the e in the word bet.
a as the a in the word father.
o as the o in the word only.
ou as the ou in the word Lou.
x as the x in the word fox.
th or th like the th in think.
th or th like the th in this.
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Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad
| Greek |
Audio |
Phonetics |
English |
(το) καρφί
(το) νύχι |
|
kar-FI
NI-hi |
nail |
| γυμνός, -ή, -ό |
|
gi-MNOS |
naked |
(εγώ) ονομάζω
(το) όνομα |
|
ono-MA-zo
O-noma |
(I) name
(the) name |
| στενός, -ή, -ό |
|
ste-NOS |
narrow |
(το) έθνος
έθνικος, -ή, -ό |
|
E-thnos
ethni-KOS |
nation
national |
| (η) εθνικότητα |
|
ethni-KO-tita |
nationality |
| φυσικός, -ή, -ό |
|
fisi-KOS |
natural |
| (η) φύση |
|
FI-si |
nature |
| κοντά |
|
ko-DA |
near |
αναγκαίος, -α, -ο
απαραίτητος, -η, -ο |
|
ana-GE-os
apa-RE-titos |
necessary |
| (η) ανάγκη |
|
a-NA-gi |
necessity |
(η) ανάγκη
(εγώ) χρειάζομαι |
|
a-NA-gi
hri-A-zome |
(the) need
(I) need |
(ο) γείτονας (man)
(η) γειτόνισσα (woman) |
|
GI-tonas (man)
gi-TO-nisa (woman) |
neighbor |
| (η) γειτονιά |
|
gito-NIA |
neighborhood |
(το) νεύρο
(το) θράσος |
|
NE-vro
THRA-sos |
nerve
(he's got the) nerve |
| νευρικός, -ή, -ό |
|
nevri-KOS |
nervous |
| ουδέτερος, -η, -ο |
|
ou-THE-teros |
neutral |
ποτέ
δέν πειράζει |
|
po-TE
then pi-RA-zi |
never
never mind |
καλός, -ή, -ό
ωραίος, -α, -ο |
|
ka-LOS
o-RE-os |
nice |
| (ο) εφιάλτης |
|
efi-AL-tis |
nightmare |
| όχι |
|
O-hi |
no |
δεν
όχι
μη |
|
then
O-hi
mi |
not |
| (ο) θόρυβος |
|
THO-rivos |
noise |
| κανονίκος, -ή, -ό |
|
kanoni-KOS |
normal |
(ο) βορράς
βόρειος, -α, -ο |
|
vo-RAS
VO-rios |
north
northern |
| περίεργος, -η, -ο |
|
pe-RI-ergos |
nosy |
(το) σημείωμα
(εγώ) σημειώνω |
|
si-MI-oma
simi-O-no |
(the) note
(I) note |
| τίποτα |
|
TI-pota |
nothing |
| (η) ειδοποίηση |
|
eetho-PI-isi |
notice |
(εγώ) γνωστοποιώ
(εγώ) ειδοποιώ |
|
gnostopi-O
eethopi-O |
notify |
| (το) μυθιστόρημα |
|
mithi-STO-rima |
novel |
| αρχάριος, -α, -ο |
|
ar-HA-rios |
novice |
| τώρα |
|
TO-ra |
now |
| γυμνός, -ή, -ό |
|
gim-NOS |
nude |
(ο) αριθμός
(το) νούμερο |
|
arith-MOS
NOU-mero |
number |
(ο) νοσοκόμος
(η) νοσοκόμα |
|
noso-KO-mos
noso-KO-ma |
nurse |
(εγώ) ανατρέφω
(εγώ) τρέφω |
|
ana-TRE-fo
TRE-fo |
nurture |
Remember; the words that are adjectives they have three genders.
Where you see a word followed by two more endings, is an adjective (or a Participle), therefore
it has three genders. Note, that some Pronouns have three genders also.
For more information please refer to:
Genders (part 1)
Genders (part 2) and
Adjectives
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