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 Nouns | Greek Nouns |
| nouns | onomata - ονοματα |
| my car | to aftokinhto mou - το αυτοκίνητό μου |
| green car | prasino aftokinhto - πράσινο αυτοκίνητο |
| three cars | tria aftokinhta - τρία αυτοκίνητα |
| car garage | gkaraz aftokinhtwn - γκαράζ αυτοκινήτων |
| outside the car | eksw 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 Nouns | Greek Nouns |
| arm | bratso - μπράτσο |
| back | pisw - πίσω |
| cheeks | magoula - μάγουλα |
| chest | sththos - στήθος |
| chin | phgoyni - πηγούνι |
| ear | afti - αυτί |
| elbow | agkwnas - αγκώνας |
| eye | mati - μάτι |
| face | proswpo - πρόσωπο |
| finger | daxtylo - δάχτυλο |
| fingers | daxtyla - δάχτυλα |
| foot | podi - πόδι |
| hair | mallia - μαλλιά |
| hand | xeri - χέρι |
| head | kefali - κεφάλι |
| heart | kardia - καρδιά |
| knee | gonato - γόνατο |
| leg | podi - πόδι |
| lip | xeilos - χείλος |
| mouth | stoma - στόμα |
| neck | laimos - λαιμός |
| nose | myth - μύτη |
| shoulder | wmos - ώμος |
| stomach | stomaxi - στομάχι |
| teeth | dontia - δόντια |
| thigh | mhro - μηρό |
| throat | laimos - λαιμός |
| thumb | antixeiras - αντίχειρας |
| toe | toe - toe |
| tongue | glwssa - γλώσσα |
| tooth | donti - 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.