Chapter 6 Parts of Speech Flashcards
Grammatical Gender
masculine ending ο, ος feminine ending α, η neuter ον
Number
single ending ς plural ending ι
First declension
primarily feminine α, η
pattern is α, αν, αι, ας
pattern is η, ην
Second declension
primarily masculine ο,
masculine pattern is: ος, ον, οι, ους
neuter pattern is: ον, α
Third declension
words that end with consonants
Indeclinable (definition)
personal names and foreign words
Inflection (definition)
when a word changes it form
Case (definition)
words perform different functions (subjective, possessive, objective)
Case - nominative, subject
ends with ς, ι
Case - accusative, direct object
ends with ν
Case endings - Nominative
2 Dec. Masculine 1 Dec. Feminine 2 Dec. Neuter
Nom. Singular ος η, α ον
Acc. Singular ον ην, αν ον
Nom. Plural οι αι α
Acc. Plural ους ας α
Parse list
- Case ( nominative, accusative)
- Number (singular, plural)
- Gender (masculine, feminine, neuter)
- Lexical form (nominative singular)
- Inflected meaning (contextual meaning)
Definite Article
(no such thing an indefinite article)
2 Masculine 1 Feminine 2 Neuter
Nom. Singular ὁ ἡ τό
Acc. Singular τόν τήν τό
Nom. Plural οἱ αἱ τά
Acc. Plural τούς τάς τά
First three noun rules
- Stems ending in α or η are 1 declension.
Stems ending in ο are 2 declension.
Stems ending in consonantal are 3 declension.
- All Neuter words have the same nominative and accusative.
- Almoast alll Neuter words end in α in the nominative and accusative plural.