Nouns 1st Declension Flashcards
Nouns in the first declension. The first declension is a category of declension that consists of mostly feminine nouns in Ancient Greek and Latin with the defining feature of a long ā. In Greek grammar, it is also called the alpha declension, since its forms have the letter α, at least in the plural.
1
Q
ἀδελφή -ῆς ἡ
A
sister
2
Q
αἰτία -ας ἡ
A
cause, origin; accusation
3
Q
ἀνάγκη -ης ἡ
A
necessity
4
Q
ἀρετή -ῆς ἡ
A
excellence
5
Q
ἀρχή -ῆς ἡ
A
beginning, authority, office
6
Q
βουλή -ῆς ἡ
A
council, plan, advice
7
Q
γῆ γῆς ἡ
A
earth
8
Q
γνώµη -ης ἡ
A
idea, intelligence, opinion
9
Q
δίκη -ης ἡ
A
justice; legal case
10
Q
εἰρήνη -ης ἡ
A
peace
11
Q
ἐπιστήµη -ης ἡ
A
knowledge
12
Q
ἡδονή -ῆς ἡ
A
pleasure, enjoyment
13
Q
ἡµέρα -ας ἡ
A
day
14
Q
θεά -ᾶς
A
goddess
15
Q
κεφαλή -ῆς ἡ
A
head
16
Q
µάχη -ης ἡ
A
battle
17
Q
νίκη -ης ἡ
A
victory
18
Q
οἰκία -ας ἡ
A
building, house
19
Q
στρατιά -ᾶς ἡ
A
army
20
Q
σωτηρία -ας ἡ
A
safety
21
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τέχνη -ης ἡ
A
art, skill
22
Q
τιµή -ῆς ἡ
A
value, honor
23
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τροφή -ῆς ἡ
A
nourishment, food
24
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τύχη -ης ἡ
A
luck, fate
25
φωνή -ῆς ἡ
sound, voice
26
χώρα -ας ἡ
land, place
27
ψυχή -ῆς ἡ
breath, soul
28
ἀλήθεια -ας ἡ
truth (short -α in nom. and acc.)
29
γλῶττα -ης ἡ
tongue, language (short -α in nom. and acc.)
30
δόξα -ης ἡ
opinion, judgment, glory (short -α in nom. and acc.)
31
θάλαττα -ης ἡ
sea (short -α in nom. and acc.)
32
δεσπότης -ου ὁ
master (masc)
33
στρατιώτης -ου ὁ
soldier (masc)
