Greek Nouns

Greek Nouns

If you're trying to learn Greek Nouns you will find some useful resources including a course about Nouns and Words... to help you with your Greek grammar. Try to concentrate on the lesson and notice the pattern that occurs each time the word changes its place. Also don't forget to check the rest of our other lessons listed on Learn Greek. Enjoy the rest of the lesson!

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Greek Nouns

Learning the Greek Nouns is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. The more you practice the subject, the closer you get to mastering the Greek language. But first we need to know what the role of Nouns is in the structure of the grammar in Greek.

Greek nouns are words used to name a person, animal, place, thing, or abstract ideas. Nouns are usually the most important part of vocabulary. Here are some examples:

English NounsGreek Nouns
nounsonomata - ονοματα
my carto aftokinhto mou - το αυτοκίνητό μου
green carprasino aftokinhto - πράσινο αυτοκίνητο
three carstria aftokinhta - τρία αυτοκίνητα
car garagegkaraz aftokinhtwn - γκαράζ αυτοκινήτων
outside the careksw apo to aftokinhto - έξω από το αυτοκίνητο

As you can see from the example above, the structure of the Nouns in Greek has a logical pattern. Locate the Nouns above and see how it works with the rest of the sentence in Greek.

List of Nouns in Greek

Below is a list of the Nouns and Words in Greek placed in a table. Memorizing this table will help you add very useful and important words to your Greek vocabulary.

English NounsGreek Nouns
armbratso - μπράτσο
backpisw - πίσω
cheeksmagoula - μάγουλα
chestsththos - στήθος
chinphgoyni - πηγούνι
earafti - αυτί
elbowagkwnas - αγκώνας
eyemati - μάτι
faceproswpo - πρόσωπο
fingerdaxtylo - δάχτυλο
fingersdaxtyla - δάχτυλα
footpodi - πόδι
hairmallia - μαλλιά
handxeri - χέρι
headkefali - κεφάλι
heartkardia - καρδιά
kneegonato - γόνατο
legpodi - πόδι
lipxeilos - χείλος
mouthstoma - στόμα
necklaimos - λαιμός
nosemyth - μύτη
shoulderwmos - ώμος
stomachstomaxi - στομάχι
teethdontia - δόντια
thighmhro - μηρό
throatlaimos - λαιμός
thumbantixeiras - αντίχειρας
toetoe - toe
tongueglwssa - γλώσσα
toothdonti - δόντι

Nouns and Words have a very important role in Greek, therefore they need very special attention. Once you're done with Greek Nouns, you might want to check the rest of our Greek lessons here: Learn Greek. Don't forget to bookmark this page.

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