αγία

Greek

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ˈʝi.a/
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  • Hyphenation: α‧γί‧α

Adjective

αγία • (agía)

  1. Nominative, accusative and vocative singular feminine form of άγιος (ágios).

Noun

αγία • (agía) f (plural άγιες, masculine άγιος) (neuter: άγιο)

  1. saint (female)
    Ζει ζωή αγίας. ― Zei zoḯ agías. ― She lives a life of a saint.
    1. for names of Saints see → Αγία
  2. (figuratively) with a saint's characteristics (patience, love, piousness)
    Η πεθερά μου είναι μία αγία. Πώς άντεχε το γιο της;
    I petherá mou eínai mía agía. Pós ánteche to gio tis?
    My mother-in-law is a saint. How did she put up with her son?

Declension

Compare to declension of adjective

declension of αγία
singular plural
nominative αγία • άγιες •
genitive αγίας • αγίων •
accusative αγία • άγιες •
vocative αγία • άγιες •
The plural αγίες is a frequently used form, since the 17th century, probably under the influence of the ancient accusative plural τὰς ἁγίας.
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