Appendix:Ancient Greek first declension
Greek nouns of the first declension are feminine or masculine. In the Attic and Koine dialects, the lemma form of feminine nouns ends in -η, -ᾰ, -ᾱ (-ē, -a, -ā), and that of masculine nouns in -ης, -ᾱς (-ēs, -ās).
Examples
Note: These examples are forms from the Attic dialect.
Feminine nouns
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case | nominative | τῑμή (tīmḗ) χώρᾱ (khṓrā) |
τῑμᾱ́ (tīmā́) χώρᾱ (khṓrā) |
τῑμαί (tīmaí) χῶραι (khôrai) |
vocative | ||||
accusative | τῑμήν (tīmḗn) χώρᾱν (khṓrān) |
τῑμᾱ́ς (tīmā́s) χώρᾱς (khṓrās) | ||
genitive | τῑμῆς (tīmês) χώρᾱς (khṓrās) |
τῑμαῖν (tīmaîn) χώραιν (khṓrain) |
τῑμῶν (tīmôn) χωρῶν (khōrôn) | |
dative | τῑμῇ (tīmêi) χώρᾳ (khṓrāi) |
τῑμαῖς (tīmaîs) χώραις (khṓrais) |
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ τῑμή hē tīmḗ |
τὼ τῑμᾱ́ tṑ tīmā́ |
αἱ τῑμαί hai tīmaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς τῑμῆς tês tīmês |
τοῖν τῑμαῖν toîn tīmaîn |
τῶν τῑμῶν tôn tīmôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ τῑμῇ têi tīmêi |
τοῖν τῑμαῖν toîn tīmaîn |
ταῖς τῑμαῖς taîs tīmaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν τῑμήν tḕn tīmḗn |
τὼ τῑμᾱ́ tṑ tīmā́ |
τᾱ̀ς τῑμᾱ́ς tā̀s tīmā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | τῑμή tīmḗ |
τῑμᾱ́ tīmā́ |
τῑμαί tīmaí | ||||||||||
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ἡ χώρᾱ hē khṓrā |
τὼ χώρᾱ tṑ khṓrā |
αἱ χῶραι hai khôrai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τῆς χώρᾱς tês khṓrās |
τοῖν χώραιν toîn khṓrain |
τῶν χωρῶν tôn khōrôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῇ χώρᾳ têi khṓrāi |
τοῖν χώραιν toîn khṓrain |
ταῖς χώραις taîs khṓrais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὴν χώρᾱν tḕn khṓrān |
τὼ χώρᾱ tṑ khṓrā |
τᾱ̀ς χώρᾱς tā̀s khṓrās | ||||||||||
Vocative | χώρᾱ khṓrā |
χώρᾱ khṓrā |
χῶραι khôrai | ||||||||||
Notes: |
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Masculine nouns
Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ κρῐτής ho kritḗs |
τὼ κρῐτᾱ́ tṑ kritā́ |
οἱ κρῐταί hoi kritaí | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ κρῐτοῦ toû kritoû |
τοῖν κρῐταῖν toîn kritaîn |
τῶν κρῐτῶν tôn kritôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ κρῐτῇ tôi kritêi |
τοῖν κρῐταῖν toîn kritaîn |
τοῖς κρῐταῖς toîs kritaîs | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν κρῐτήν tòn kritḗn |
τὼ κρῐτᾱ́ tṑ kritā́ |
τοὺς κρῐτᾱ́ς toùs kritā́s | ||||||||||
Vocative | κρῐτᾰ́ kritá |
κρῐτᾱ́ kritā́ |
κρῐταί kritaí | ||||||||||
Notes: |
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Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural | ||||||||||
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Nominative | ὁ νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς ho neāníās |
τὼ νεᾱνῐ́ᾱ tṑ neāníā |
οἱ νεᾱνῐ́αι hoi neāníai | ||||||||||
Genitive | τοῦ νεᾱνῐ́ου toû neāníou |
τοῖν νεᾱνῐ́αιν toîn neāníain |
τῶν νεᾱνῐῶν tôn neāniôn | ||||||||||
Dative | τῷ νεᾱνῐ́ᾳ tôi neāníāi |
τοῖν νεᾱνῐ́αιν toîn neāníain |
τοῖς νεᾱνῐ́αις toîs neāníais | ||||||||||
Accusative | τὸν νεᾱνῐ́ᾱν tòn neāníān |
τὼ νεᾱνῐ́ᾱ tṑ neāníā |
τοὺς νεᾱνῐ́ᾱς toùs neāníās | ||||||||||
Vocative | νεᾱνῐ́ᾱ neāníā |
νεᾱνῐ́ᾱ neāníā |
νεᾱνῐ́αι neāníai | ||||||||||
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