νεκρον | Ancient Greek Analysis with Conjugation Tables

Definition

Dead; a corpse. Also used adjectivally of things as “lifeless” or “inactive” (e.g., dead matter, dead silence).

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Grammatical Analysis

"νεκρον"

Case: accusative

Number: singular

Gender: masculine (more commonly) or neuter (depending on accent/lexeme)

Declension: 2nd declension (ο-stem)

Note: As written without accent marks, νεκρον could correspond to νεκρόν (neuter acc. sg. of νεκρός) or νέκρον (masc. acc. sg. of νέκρος). In most Classical contexts the intended form is νεκρόν, neuter accusative singular used substantively: “a corpse/dead body.”

Related Forms of νεκρός

5 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

νεκροὺς accusative, plural, masculine νεκρός nominative, singular, masculine Νεκροι nominative OR vocative, plural, masculine νεκρους accusative, plural, masculine νεκρων genitive, plural, masculine or neuter

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