2nd Declension Flashcards
The second declension, in contrast to the first, consists primarily of masculine and neuter nouns. It is occasionally referred to as the ο-declension, because of the recurrence of the vowel omicron.
ἀδελφός -οῦ ὁ
brother (masc)
ἄνθρωπος -ου, ὁ/ἡ
human being (masc)
ἀριθµός -οῦ ὁ
number (masc)
βίος -ου ὁ
life (masc)
δῆµος -ου ὁ
people (masc)
δοῦλος -ου ὁ
slave (masc)
ἥλιος -ου ὁ
sun (masc)
θάνατος -ου ὁ
death (masc)
θεός -οῦ, ὁ/ἡ
god, goddess (masc)
ἵππος -ου ὁ
horse (masc)
κίνδυνος -ου ὁ
danger (masc)
κόσµος -ου ὁ
order, decoration, world (masc)
κύκλος -ου ὁ
circle (masc)
κύριος -ου ὁ
lord, master (masc)
λαός -οῦ ὁ
the people, folk (masc)
λίθος -ου ὁ
stone (masc)
λόγος -ου ὁ
word, speech; thought, reason, account, reckoning (masc)
νόµος -ου ὁ
custom, tradition, law (masc)
νόσος -ου ὁ
disease (masc)
ξένος -ου ὁ
guest/friend/host; foreigner, stranger (masc)
οἶκος -ου ὁ
house, home, family (masc)
ὅπλον -ου τό
weapon, tool (mostly pl.) (masc)
οὐρανός -οῦ ὁ
sky, heaven (masc)
ὀφθαλµός -οῦ ὁ
eye (masc)