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4.2: First declension -η and -α nouns
The first declension includes, as we have seen, stems ending in -η and in -α. You will also remember that, while the genitive -ου identifies all nouns of the second declension, in the first declension there are two possible genitives:
The Genitive of the second declension ends in -ου
The Genitive of the first declension may end in -ης or -ας.
I display here the two subgroups of first declension nouns side by side. With both I use the feminine form of the article.
For a complete chart of the article, click here.
ἡ κόρ-η, κόρ-ης = the girl ἡ χαρά, χαρᾶς = joy
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singular |
COMPARISON Note that the endings are the same. In the SINGULAR they are applied to the stem vowel, -η or -α |
singular |
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nom |
ἡ κόρη |
ἡ χαρά |
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gen |
τῆς κόρης |
τῆς χαρᾶς |
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dat |
τῇ κόρῃ |
τῇ χαρᾷ |
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acc |
τὴν κόρην |
τὴν χαράν |
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voc |
ὦ κόρη |
ὦ χαρά |
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plural |
COMPARISON Note that the endings are the same. In the PLURAL both models take -α in all the cases. |
plural |
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nom |
αἱ κόραι |
αἱ χαραί |
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gen |
τῶν κορῶν |
τῶν χαρῶν |
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dat |
ταῖς κόραις |
ταῖς χαραῖς |
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acc |
τὰς κόρας |
τὰς χαράς |
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voc |
ὦ κόραι |
ὦ χαραί |