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.
ἀδελφή -ῆς ἡ
sister
αἰτία -ας ἡ
cause, origin; accusation
ἀνάγκη -ης ἡ
necessity
ἀρετή -ῆς ἡ
excellence
ἀρχή -ῆς ἡ
beginning, authority, office
βουλή -ῆς ἡ
council, plan, advice
γῆ γῆς ἡ
earth
γνώµη -ης ἡ
idea, intelligence, opinion
δίκη -ης ἡ
justice; legal case
εἰρήνη -ης ἡ
peace
ἐπιστήµη -ης ἡ
knowledge
ἡδονή -ῆς ἡ
pleasure, enjoyment
ἡµέρα -ας ἡ
day
θεά -ᾶς
goddess
κεφαλή -ῆς ἡ
head
µάχη -ης ἡ
battle
νίκη -ης ἡ
victory
οἰκία -ας ἡ
building, house
στρατιά -ᾶς ἡ
army
σωτηρία -ας ἡ
safety
τέχνη -ης ἡ
art, skill
τιµή -ῆς ἡ
value, honor
τροφή -ῆς ἡ
nourishment, food
τύχη -ης ἡ
luck, fate
φωνή -ῆς ἡ
sound, voice
χώρα -ας ἡ
land, place
ψυχή -ῆς ἡ
breath, soul
ἀλήθεια -ας ἡ
truth (short -α in nom. and acc.)
γλῶττα -ης ἡ
tongue, language (short -α in nom. and acc.)
δόξα -ης ἡ
opinion, judgment, glory (short -α in nom. and acc.)
θάλαττα -ης ἡ
sea (short -α in nom. and acc.)
δεσπότης -ου ὁ
master (masc)
στρατιώτης -ου ὁ
soldier (masc)