"Male" (adjective) in Greek
In Greek, "Male" (the adjective, in the singular form) is written using the Latin script as:
(m) Arsenikos
(f) Arseniki
(n) Arseniko
Using the Greek alphabet, it is written as:
(m) Αρσενικός
(f) Αρσενική
(n) Αρσενικό
In Greek, "Male" (in the plural form) is written using the Latin script as:
(m) Arsenikoi
(f) Arsenikes
(n) Arsenika
Using the Greek alphabet, it is written as:
(m) Αρσενικοί
(f) Αρσενικές
(n) Αρσενικά
(Editor's note: In Greek, conventionally, Arseniko / Αρσενικό ("Male") and Arsenika / Αρσενικά is used only to refer to living entities that aren't humans. (E.g., Animals, birds, etc.) When referring to humans, the words Antras / Άντρας ("Man") and Antres / Άντρες ("Men") are used. For more information see the IBL page, “Man”, “Men” in Greek.)
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Examples in sentences or statements
"My dog is male."
To skili mou einai arseniko.
Το σκυλί μου είναι αρσενικό.
(Editor's note: In the statement above (n) Arseniko was used. It's conventional for Greek speakers to refer to dogs in the neutral or male forms.)
"The cat is male."
I gata einai arseniki.
Η γάτα είναι αρσενική.
(Editor's note: In the statement translation above (f) Arseniki was used. Conventionally, Greek speakers refer to Cats in the female form. If it's someone's cat (I form) a speaker will typically refer to the cat in its given gender.)
"Is it a male or female?"
Einai arseniko i thiliko?
Είναι αρσενικό ή θηλυκό;
"Those are male dogs."
Ekeina einai arsenika skilia.
Εκείνα είναι αρσενικά λιοντάρια.
"What is a male lion called again?"
Pos eipame oti legetai to arseniko liontari?
Πως είπαμε οτι λέγεται το αρσενικό λιοντάρι;
(Editor's note: In Greek, Liontari ("Lion") is a neutral-based noun. Hence, (n) Arseniko is used.)
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