9 of the nominative becoming -01/9, and -oov and -eov
becoming -ovv. The contraction follows the principles of 47,
and in the plural -ca- contracts to -d- (48, 2).
203. Accent. The accent of these contracted forms shows the
following irregularities :
1. The dual contracts -o> and -oo> to -w (not w) ; as TrAdu), TrAw,
OOTtto, eXTTCO.
2. Kaveov, basket, contracts to KO.VOVV.
3. Contracted compounds in -oo? retain the accent on the same
syllable as in contracted nominative singular ; Tre/aiVAoos, -n-epiirXovs,
sailing around, gen. 7r/3MrAdoi>, TrepiVAov, dat. irepnr\6i>), irepiir\) vwv
Dat. ('
Dat. (for^ois) OOTOIS
205. Like vous and oVrouK are declined : TrAoos, TrAov?, sailing,
vs, cfotwi / poos, povf, stream ; Op6o\ovs, and -i/oos, -vous, as
leipi^ous. Uncontracted forms seldom occur in Attic.
For contract adjectives of this form, seo 294.
211 SECOND DECLENSION 57
ATTIC SECOND DECLENSION
206. The stem of a few masculines and feminines of this
declension ends in &> instead of o, the &> appearing in all the
cases. This is called the Attic declension, although it is also
found in non-Attic writers.
207. Accent. The accent is irregular : long w of the ultima does
not prevent the acute from standing on the antepenult, and the accent
always remains the same as in the nominative singular ; but the accent
of the genitive and dative is not certain. See also 137.
208. The following are the declensions of 6 vew?, temple, and
o /ea\a>, rope :
SINGULAR
"N. V. v6s
Gen. vcu
Dat. vi
ACC. VWV K
Gen. vov xdXwv
Dat. vetis KuXu>s
Ace. vecis KO.XCOS
209. NOTR. No neuters occur, except rarely the doubtful
upper floor (for which avwyaiov is the regular form), and
(Inscription), half a KTVS. But adjectives of this form have neuters in -s, threshing-floor ; 6 TU^>WS, whirhvind ; o /caAws, rope ; a few
rare names of plants and one or two others ; also some proper names, as
fj Kews, 1} Tews, ?'i KoJs, 6 "A^ws, Mtvws, TwSa/aeuis, MeveAews, etc.
(6) Most of those in -ews are explained by older form in -dos or -T/OS,
from which they are derived by exchange of quantity (45) ; as vetus, Doric
VUGS, Ionic VT?OS ; Aews, Horn. Ados ; MeveAews (original accent retained),
Horn. MeveAuos. Some in -ws are due to contraction ; Aayws (also accented
Aayws) from Horn. Aaywos. So also adjectives of this form ; as "Aews,
propitious, for Horn, (also Tragic) f Ados ; dyrypws, free from old aye, from
dy>y/)aos. In some of the M'ords of this declension the origin of the form is
not certain.
(c) The forms in -ws are nearly always preferred by Attic writers, and
are sometimes found in other dialects.
211. NOTE. Some nouns drop v of the accusative singular in the new
Attic. So TY/v aXii), rbv vew, TOV Aayw or Aayw, rov'A&o, roy Mfi'to, TT/V
Kew, T-TJV Kw, r>)i> Tew. 'H ews, datcn (originally of the third declension),
58 SECOND DECLENSION 212
has always TTJV eia. The accusative masculine and feminine of adjectives of
this form never drops v in Attic.
GENDER OP Nouxs OF THE SECOND DECLENSION
212. Those in -oi' are neuter. Most of those in -os and -us are
masculine ; but names of females, trees, plants, Gauntries, islands, and
citif* are feminine. Of the other feminines, many of which were
originally adjectives, the most important are here given.
1 . Several words for way :
arparros, path KcXcvos, road, wall: ot//,os, path
ciTpaTriTos, path AeaK/>o/30s, thoroughfare Tpiftos (r), o), path
a/tatTos, carriage-road 68os, icay
2. Certain names of minerals and earths :
apyiAos, day* yfyos, cluilk cnroSos, ashes
ay/jvAAos, 6eri/i (ra7r<^i^)os, sapphire ^T}^>OS, pebble
/JwAos, c/od cr/xa/)ay8os, emerald
3. Certain names of products of trees and plants:
axvAos, esculent acorn /?i'/3Aos, papyrus, book vapSos, narrf
jSaAavos, aconi ^3r/?Aos, papyrus, book pd/38opo9, ) or X^P")* ^''J/ fegwn />//ws (y// or \Mpii\ desert
(oiVri'a\ a "mainland
arAcios (Ovpa), house-door Kaderos (ypap.^')), a perpendicular
f3iip(3ap->s (yv)), foreign land vcos or veios (yvj), falloiv land
SiaAcKTo? (yAaxrtra), dialect v\o\os (^tapd), thicket
StupATpos (ypap.fj.ij), diameter o-uyKAr/ros (J8ouAr/), legislative assembly
(far AOO-T />o? (8uya/iis), planter
6. Also these :
s, Zyr yva^os, Jaw S/wxros, rfeto
cran StAros, writing-tablet KC/JKOS, /at7
21C THIRD DECLENSION 59
6, j] KO/avSaAAo's, tufted /xry/3iv$os, string o, >'/ ] XeKiOos, yolk fj KiWos, blue corn-flower diamond
o AeKi$os, pulse-porridge 6 Kt'avos, We s/eeZ 6 Ai#os, simply s ec h> acc - '/X oa > 7 /X^-
4. The nominative of monosyllabic neuters is perispomenon, as TI>
Trvp, fire. Also that of masculine and feminine monosyllables which
have s in the nominative and v in the accusative ; as o /u> (acc. pvv),
mouse, rj vavs (raw), ship, 6, rj /3ovs (ftovv), ox, cow. Add also : o, i]
a? (gen. cuyos), goat ; tj yXav (yAauKos), owl ; l\6v, vaG ; /2ovs, OX, COW, ftov; 7/xto,
6. The accusative and vocative singular of perispomena in -(V (gen.
-f-os) are also perispomena ; as 6 /xvs, mouse, ace. /AW, voc. /*?. But
tori's (oxytone), strength, ur\vv, i/ fyis, torch; 6 8/xws, Rlave ;
6 0u>s, jackal ; TO ous (gen. tiro?), ear ; 6, 7} Trais, c/7rf ; o o->ys, moi/i ; o Tpw?,
Trojan; ij <^>ys, blister; TO v, 7ra-o-i ; oi'Sev-tov, oi-Se-o-i.
(d) Four contracted nouns are properispomena or paroxytone in all
cases according to the last syllable : TO I//D from Zap, spring ; Epic TO Kijp
from Ktap, heart ; 6 Acts from Aaas, stone ; and n Trpaiv from irpaj-iov,
hfiiilland. Thus, ^p-os, i)p-t ', KT//>OS, Kijp-t ; Aa-o?, Aai', \6.wv ; Tr/aali'-os,
7r^>wv-i. But ore ap = o-n}/), tallow, o-TeaT-os = o~n/r-ds, oreaT-t, OTT^T-I;
>/xa/>, ice//, >/xaT-o5 = <^>p;T-os, pi)T-t, pr)T-wv ; 6/3^^ from 0/ocu = Ionic
or
218. NOTE. These also accent the case-ending in the genitive and
dative: yi'itj, woman (283, 5), 6, 7; KiW, rfogr (283, 14); the syncopated
genitive and dative singular of iran'/p, fattier, p.i'jTrjp, mother, Bvydnjp,
daughter, dtn'jp, man, ij yafrn'/p, belly, except the dative plural in -curt (243).
For ovStt's, fjii)Sfipiav, compounds of
^/wjr, as AvKoaroxytone names in -77$, gen. -os, -ois ; as ^
(but compare 306, 1).
224 THIRD DECLENSION . 61
220. NOTE. A^^TT;/), Demeter, has recessive accent in all cases, whether
syncopated or not (243, 2).
221. NOTE. For the recessive accent in adjectives, see 308. For the
accent of participles, see 330.
222. NOTE. A contracted monosyllable is perispomenon if the open
form was accented on the penult ; as TTCUS from Trai's ; s, /Saa-tAea,
/3acriAeds (see 45 and 266).
2. Monosyllabic nominatives have their vowel long ; as TO trvp,
fire ; 6 yty, vulture ; 6 i//ap, starling ; 77 pty, mat-work ; except a few
of those in -a and -i.
3. The quantity of the vowel of the ultima in the nominative of
most other words must be learned by practice.
FORMATION OF CASES
224. Nominative Singular. The following are the general rules
for the formation of the nominative singular of nouns, adjectives, and
participles from the stem :
1. In neuters the nominative singular is the simple stem. Final -r-
of the stem is dropped (109).
2w/xa, body, (rw/iar-os ; /xeAt, honey, yueAir-os ; yaAa, milk, yaAa/cT-os ;
va.7rv, mustard, vdirv-os ; yepas, prize, ye/oacr-os, ye/oa-os, ye/aws (244) ; vfKTap,
nectar, veKTa/)-os ; /zeAav (neuter of yueAds), black, /xeAav-os ; craves (neuter
of o{is (244) ; ^apUv (neuter of
Xa/Di'eis), graceful, ^a/atevT-os ; fv8ai/j.ov (neuter of fvSaififav), fortunate,
ei'Sai/tov-os ; Aeyov (neuter of Aeywv), saying, Aeyovr-o? ; Awav (neuter of
Af'o-fls), having loosed, Avo-avr-os ; TiOev (neuter of rt^ei's), placing, TidcvT-os ;
SeiKvvv (neuter of SeiKvOs), showing, Set/vviVr-os. For the masculine of these
adjectives and participles, see 2 and 3 below.
For exceptions in formation, see 238 ; 239 ; 241, 3 ; 245, 1.
2. Masculine and feminine stems, except those ending in -v, -p-, -a--,
-OVT- (see 3 below), form the nominative singular by adding s and
making the regular euphonic changes.
Kopa, raven, Kopa.K-o} A/?-os* ; 17 ecr$?/s, garment, O-^T)T-OS ;
17 Aa/ATras, torch, Aa/z7ra8-os ; o, t] o/)vis, bird, opvW-os yt'yds, giant,
yt'yavr-os ; aAs, salt, aA-o? ; Tras, all, TTUVT-OS ; ^a/jtets, yracfful, \apievr-o i s ',
02 THIRD DECLENSION 225
Autrus, having loosed, AiWvT-os ; Tt#ei's, placing, TI#CVT-OS ; SciKvi's, showing,
SKi'iW-os. For the neuter of these adjectives and participles, see 1 above.
For the perfect participle in -ws, gen. -OT-OS, see 331 ; for other
exceptions in formation, see 236, 1, 2, 6.
3. Masculine and feminine stems in -v-, -/>-, -o--, -OVT- form the
nominative singular by lengthening the last vowel, if it is short : to
?;, and o to w. Final T in -orr- is dropped.
Ilot/juyf, sheplierd, iroip.ev-os ; o [J-yv, month, p.r)v-6s ; Sat/jnav, divinity,
oW/ioi'-os ; 6 aywr, contest, ayuv-os ; o aidijp, etJier, aiBfp-os ; 6 #y/3, wild
beast, Orjp-of ; pi'jTwp, orator, pijrop-os ; (ap, thief, tap-6<; ; -toKpar?/?,
Socrates, 2o>KpaTr-os, ^.'wKpare-os, ^WK/XXTOVS (245, 2) ; tra^iys, ckar,
(r-os, tra>s-os, (ratal's (244) ; ytpuv, old man, ytpovr-os ; Ae-yaw, saying,
\(yovT-owv, Xenophon, Sei'o^wvr-o?. For the neuter of adjectives
in -s, and of participles in -ov, see 1 above.
For participles in -ovs, gen. -oVr-os, from verbs in -oyu, see 331 ; for
other exceptions in formation, see 236, 5 ; 241, 1, 2.
4. Stems ending in a vowel or diphthong add o- to form the
nominative ; except nouns in -w, genitive -o-os, -oGs.
"Hpu>s, hero, T)/)(I>-OS ; } TroAis, city, TroAe-ws (255, 2) ; 6 i'x#s, fish,
i\du-os ; /Jao-iAevs, /a'ju/, /JacriAe-ios (262, 1); y/aavs, oZ5 is found for -os in the genitive singular : of nouns in -evj
(262, 1), of certain nouns in -is and -i-s (255, 2), of OO-TV (255, 2), and
of vat's (263). For the contraction of -e-os (from -r-os) and -o-os to
-ovs, see 244, 246, and 249 ; for -a-os (from -ao-os) contracted to -A^, \(fl-a ; *o/>a, KopaK-a ; r0>/s, to-O^r-a ; Aa>v, lion, Aeovr-a ;
Aa/iirds, \anird&-a ; aAs, aA-a ; Satfjuav, Baifiov-a ; p/T- or -o- have -a.
IIoAis, TrdAii/ ; 6 TTT/XI^, cubit, TrTfxyv ; vaus, vavv ; (3ov$, f3ovv ;
v<}, f3atri\(d (262, 1); T//HJS, hero, 7//>a>-a or >y/3ti> (250, 2), 7ri0w,
, ir(i6u (250, 3).
231 THIRD DECLENSION 63
3. Barytones in -ts and -vs, with stems in -T-, -8-, or -#-, reject the
final consonant of the stem and add v.
'H X"/ 315 (X a P ir -)> grace, yo-ptv ; t] /3is (epi8-), strife, epiv ; 6, >/ o/svis
(opvld-), bird, opvlv ; fTrrjXvs (V^AvS-), stranger, fTrrjXvv ; d'cArris (eveATrto 1 -),
hopeful, eveXiriv ; but the oxytone 1} eATri's, hope, has eATri'8-a.
227. NOTE. Nominatives in -175 with stems in -cs- add -a and contract ;
as 2a>K/oaT?7S, Zu)/cpaTe(o-)-a, SwKpar?; (244). For -to from -o(vXa.K-), watchman ; "Kpa\^ ('Apa/3-) } Arab. For more examples,
see the paradigms.
2. Barytones with liquid stems have the vocative like the stem ; as
8ai/jL(av (8a.ifj.ov-), voc. SOU/MOV. But oxytones with liquid stems have the
vocative the same as the nominative ; as TTOI/^V (TTOL^V-}, shepherd ;
6 cutov (GUWV-), age,,
3. Those with stems in -18-, and barytones with stems in -VT- (but
not participles) have the vocative like the stem.
'H rvpavvis (TvpavviS-), tyranny, voc. rvpavvi ; Aewv (Acovr-), lion,
Acov ; ytyds (ytyavr-), giant, yiyar.
4. All others, except participles, have the vocative like the stem.
For examples, see the paradigms.
229. NOTE. For various exceptions, see 236, 7 ; 241, 5 ; 247, c ;
249, 250, 251, 254.
230. Nominative and Genitive Plural. The nominative plural of
masculines and feminities is formed by adding -es to the stem ; that of
neuters by adding -a. The genitive plural adds -wv to the stem. For
examples, see the paradigms. For the contraction of -e-es and -e-a to
-ets and -77, see 255, 2; 262, 1 ; 244. For the contraction of -o(o-)es
and -o(o-)a to -ovs and -w in comparatives in -iwv and -wv, see 353.
231. Dative Plural. The dative plural is formed by adding -o-i to
the stem and making the regular euphonic changes.
(KO.TI]-
THIRD DECLENSION
232
(90, 3 and 4) ; T/H>//J>; (Tpirjpco--), Tpm')pf-), pburt ; raw? (vav-), vawrt.
For the change in syncopated nouns, see 243. The endings -oxri and
-nrt occur in the dialects.
232. Accusative Plural. Consonant stems add -as for the accusa-
tive plural. For -ds- in the accusative plural of nouns in -cvs, see
262, 1. For the accusative plural of stems in -eo-, see 307 ; of
steins in -t- and -i>-, see 255, 2 ; of stems in -ov-, -av-, -01-, see 263.
For -01* and -w in the accusative plural of comparatives in -iwv, see 353.
233. The paradigms of the third declension will be given in the
following groups :
1 . Nouns with stems ending in a mute : TT, /?, < ; *, y, x > T ^, Q
liquid : A, v, p
"
4.
5.
6.
w or o
a simple close vowel : i or v
a diphthong : ev, av, ov, 01
MUTE STEMS
234. For the formation of cases, see 224-232. For the euphonic
changes, see 40; 41 (b) ; 84; 90, 3 and 4; 91. For the change of
aspiration in Opi, see 102.
235. Masculines and Feminines.
Stem
Norn.
Gen.
flat.
Ace.
Voc.
T| XcuXdvJ/
hurricane
XtuXaT-
XcuXavj/
XcuXcnros
XatXairi
XatXaira
XaiXavJ/
watchman trumpet
T|
dress
SINGULAR
vXa|
4X01
ordXiriyyi
o-dXiriyya
Juiir
rpi\vXdKC
Tpl\OlV
N. V.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
Xai'Xair-is
XaiXdirwv
XaiXairas
236
Stem
o y i 'Y a s
giant
THIRD DECLENSION
6 Xt'cov ij Xajxirds
\eovr- \auiraS-
T| IXirCs
hope
65
6, T| 8pvls
lird
opvtd-
SINGULAR
Nom.
yi-yds
Xe'iov
Xa;a.irds
4Xu} foivig (>OIVIK-), palm, oiviK-ooiviK-t, etc.,
but (froivifci ; Krjpf (KIJPVK-), herald, Kt'jpvK-os, Ki'jpvK-i, etc., but icnp$i,
2. In -tj aAwTT?/^, fox, dA(o7reK-os, tlie stem lengthens e to vj and
takes s. In 6 TTOVS, foot, 7ro8-ds, the stem lengthens o to ov and takes s.
In TTO.V (neuter of jras, all), Travr-ds, short a is lengthened.
3. '0 /cAet's (/cAetS-), key, has ace. sing. /cAen/ or rarely xAetSa, ace.
pi. /cAeis or KAetSas.
4. '0, rf Trais (vratS-), c/w7 irc'pas TO xcpas
Jorfy Ziwr end horn
Stem ffUfMT- i)iraT- Ttpar- Ktpaff-, Kepdr-
SINGULAR
N. A. V. WT-OS (but Homer
has ptdp, >pcdT-os, well ; trreap = Attic
irrtdp, ore'dT-os, tallow ; poetic map, possession ; ovap, dream, virap, waking
vision, and some others, mostly poetic, occur only in the nominative
and accusative. Two stems in -ar- have nominatives in -up : vSup,
V&IT-OS, water ; and o-xwp, o-/car-ds, dirt.
239. The noun TT/XIS has two stems : irtpaa- for the nominative,
accusative, and vocative singular, and irtpar- for the other cases ; so
240
THIRD DECLENSION
67
also re/aas (repaa- and rcpaT-), prodigy. Ke/ms has two stems :
(with the genitive -a(o-)-os like ye/oas, 246) used throughout except in
the dative plural ; and Kepar-, used throughout except in the nomina-
tive, accusative, and vocative singular. The form KC/DWS is always used
in speaking of the wing of an army. For Kfpat we sometimes find
'Wrongly Kepa. See also the dialectic forms of these two words.
240.
changes,
Stem
LIQUID STEMS
For the formation of cases, see 224-232. For the euphonic
see 41 (b), 90, 3 ; 91.
6 O\S 6 TTOL)JLT|V T] 4 > P 1 'l V "H P^ S a i-">V
shepherd mind
salt
dX-
Nora.
&Xs
Gen.
aXds
Dat.
iXi
Ace.
aXa
Voc.
&Xs
N. A. V.
aXc
G. D.
aXoiv
N. V.
&Xcs
Gen.
aXuv
Dat.
dXo-i
Ace.
dXas
leader
SINGULAR
iroi|J^VOS 4>pvo9
7T-oi.fj.eva 4>pe'va
7TOLfJ.T|V 4 > P 1 1 V
DUAL
TTOl(J.Ve $ptVl
TroL|a.evoi.v <{>pVOlV
iroi\i.(v-
nose
plv-
age
aluv-.
pts (241, 1) aiwv
piv6s
altovos
P Iv(
alwvi.
piva
aliova
pfs
alwv
plVC
alcove
pivoiv
aiwvoiv
ptves
altoves
pIVCOV
aluivcov
purl
aicoo-L
pivas
alwvas
6 KpaTT|p
6 pTjTlOp
mixing-bowl
orator
Kp&TT)p-
pTf)TOp-
Nom.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
Voc.
N. A.
G. D.
V.
8a(|xovos
Sat(jLova
Saijiov
6-qpds
Ofjpa
DUAL
8ai|iov Orjpc
KpaTfjpos
KpdTTJpl
KpaTi]pa
KpUTT|p
pT|TO)p
pl'|TOpOS
pTjTOpa
pfJTOp
pl]TOpOlV
68 THIRD DECLENSION 241
PLURAL
X. V. T|-ypv Orjpwv KpaTTjpcov pTjTOpwj
Dat. ^JY < H >< ^ ri 8at|iois, dolphin, SeA^-os. But in late Greek forms
like piv and 8eA.- is changed
to -pa-.
2. 'An'ip, man, drops e of the stem dVe/o- before a vowel and inserts
8 before p ; in other respects it is declined like irari'ip. 'O u(rn//o, star,
currt'p-os, is regular, but has the dative plural da-rpdn-t. Ar/pyxr/p,
Demeter, syncopates all the oblique cases and then accents the first
syllable, thus: AT/^TT^, gen. (Ar/pyTepos) Ai//iT;7y>o$, dat. (A?;/xT/Te/n)
ace. (A7/ji/T/>a) Avy/ij/T/xi, VOC. A^rjre/j.
3. Declension of irart'ip, fM^rijp, 6i) ytvolv (ytpdoiv)
PLURAL
N. A. V. (yt'fa.) yivi\ (^paa) ytpa.
Gen. (yevtuv) ytv&v (yepduf) -ycpuv
Dat. -ytvta-i -yt'pao-i
2. Like yevo? are declined TO ref^o?, w;a//, /ueAos, sowgr, TOS, year,.
and many others.
Like 2(o/cpaT7/s are declined many names, as
Like ypas are declined only : TO o-eAas, brightness ; cr^Aas,
slool ; Sfiras, goblet; yr)/aas, old age; K/aeas, flesh; o-K7ras, covering.
For Kpas (ntpaa-- and Kfpdr-), liorn, Trepas (irfpacr- and iTfpaT-), end, and
Tcpas (repao-- and repar-), prodigy, see 237 and 239. For peculiar
dialectic forms (rare in Attic) of these and of certain others, see 896
and 897.
247. NOTE. (a) Neuters in -os contract -a to -a if an e precedes ; as
icXeos (/cAeco--), glory, noni. pi. *v is
often found uncontracted even in prose ; as mx*-*?, KepSf-wv.
(c) Proper names in -775, gen. -cos, often have an accusative in -TJV, as in
the first declension : ^(aKpdrrj or ^(DKpdrrjv ; less often a vocative in -77 :
5evo7rei#fs or Eevo7rei'#7/.
248. Proper names in -/cXe?;?, compounds of /cXe'o? (/cXeeo--),
glory, have a double contraction in the dative. IleptKXer;?, Ile/at-
/eX?;?, Pericles, is thus declined :
Nom. (Ilfpi/cX^iTs) npiKXr)s
Gen. (IIfpiK\^fo
Dat. (IlfptK^ti) IIcpiKXct
Ace. (IIcp(K\^ca)
VOC. (IIfpi\\fs)
Uncontracted forms occur in Attic poetry.
249. 'H aiSws (alSoo--), shame, has gen. (at'So-o?) al8ov is regular. Like i&
declined the Ionic 17 ^w?, dawn, while Attic 77 ea>5 is of the Attic
second declension (2uG).
254 THIRD DECLENSION 71
STEMS ENDING IN tu OR o
250. 1 . These are few in number. Those in -co- form masculines
in -ws, gen. -co-os. Those in -o- form feminines in -co, gen. -ovs (from
-o-os).
2. The masculines may contract the dative singular -cot to -^, the
accusative singular -coo. to -co, the nominative and the accusative plural
-toes and -was to -cos. But monosyllables do not contract.
3. Feminines contract in the genitive to -ovs, in the dative to -of,
in the accusative to -co (with irregular acute accent, 216, 3). The
vocative singular in -of probably belongs to an earlier form of the
stem in -ot- ; and the grammarians and older inscriptions show a
nominative in -o>, as ATJTOJ, 2a7r^Kp.
251. Declension of o rjpws, hero, o 0&>9, jackal (205), rj rj^ta, echo.
Wxooj)
(17X00)
Nom.
TJpttlS
ecis
Gen.
fjpcoos
Oaxis
Dat.
fjpcoi. or T]pa>
6a>
Ace.
fjpcoa or TJpco
0wa
Voc.
fjpws
Oc&S
DUAL
N. A. V. ijpwt Owe
G. D. Tjpwoiv Owoiv
PLURAL
N. V. fjpwts or ^jpcas 6ws
Gen. Tipcicov Owuv
Dat. fjpwo'i 6010-1
Ace. rjptoas or jjpcos 0a>as
252. NOTE. Like r/pcos and t^cos are declined TroV/otos, father's brother,
s, sister's brother, 8/acos (217) and viroSfjuas, slave, and T/ocos, Trojan.
Several rarely have forms of the Attic second declension ; as geii. >}/aco (like
veco).
253. NOTE. The feminines in -co are mostly women's names ; as
Fo/ayto, ATJTCO, KaXu^co ; also 7rei$to, persuasion ; eiWrto, well-being ; Af^co,
woman in child-bed. No dual or plural forms of the third declension exist ;
but rarely a few of the second declension are found, as Fopyovs, Aexofs.
Uncontracted forms are found only in Pindar.
254. NOTE. A few feminines in -cov, gen. -ovos, occasionally have
forms like those of nouns in -co ; so f] titujtv, image, gen. CIKOI/OS and CIKOVS>
72 THIRD DECLENSION 255
ace. etKora ami tco, ace. pi. eucora? and CIKOVS ; utjSwv, nightingale, voc,
dijBol ; xcte&av, iicalloic, voc.
STEMS IN i AND v
255. 1. The nominative singular of masculines and feminines ends
in -r? and -i-s (in oxytones and perispomena -v?) ; of neuters, in -I
and -v.
2. Those in -is, several in -v?, and TO a, city, change i and e of
the stem to c in all cases except the nominative, accusative, and
vocative singular. The genitive singular of these has -o>s for -09 ; the
dative singular and the nominative dual and plural are contracted ;
the accusative plural is irregularly made to conform to the contracted
nominative plural in -is. The genitive singular and plural permit the
accent to stand on the antepenult (216, 2).
3. Others in -f-s or -i~s retain -v- of the stem throughout. Barytones
have short -v- everywhere ; but oxytones and perispomena h;ive long
-v- in the nominative, accusative, and vocative singular, and in those
cases keep the same accent as in the nominative singular.
4. Perispomena are all monosyllables, and 6 l\0v} oo-^rs,
hip, and ij opvats, business, rj o-rao-is, faction, 6 /zai/ris, see?', and numerous others.
Like Trr/x^? are declined only 6 TreAe/a's, ^, and poetic o irpecr(3vs (266, 1); the accusative singular and plural have
74 THIRD DECLENSION 26
-d and -eds (266, 1) ; the dative singular contracts - to -et, and the
nominative plural -? to -ts.
2. Stems in -aw belong only to 7} y/aavs, old woman, and 77 vavs,
3. Stems in -ov- .belong only to 6, 7} /?ovs, ox, cow, and 6
three-quart measure.
4. The stem 01- belongs only to 7} o*s, sheep, originally o/is.
263. Declension of 6 /3oo-iA.vs (/3acriAv-), king, 7} y/)avs (ypav), old
woman, i] vavs (vav-), ship, 6, 7) /8ovs, ox or cow, and 77 o?s (01-), " 7iyi/ " "
SINGULAR
Norn.
Gen.
Dat. OS
Ace.
Voc.
Pao-Juvs
Ypovs
vavs
povs
ols
pao-iXtcoS
ypdos
vcws
pods
olds
pacriXci
ypdt
V1\i
Pot
oU
Pao~i\^d
ypavv
vavv
POVV
otv
pao-iXcG
ypav
vav
POV
ol
N. A. Y. pacriXt't -ypdc vf\t PO otc
G. D. pa mound/ and also 6 x^. three-quart
measure, except that the latter has the accusative x<>a and xo<* (see
902, 4) ; 6, 17 povs, sumac, is late.
264. NOTE. If a vowel precedes -i>- contraction usually takes place in
the genitive and accusative: -eo>s to -os, -twr to -wi>, -d to -a and -cds to -as.
Thus Ev/3ors, Euboean, Er/?Ous or Kvf$ov (attov-), (1^6.
6. -/a- (except those in -&p-) : KpdTrjp (Kpdrrjp-), mixing-bowl,
ep-), etlter, \^ap (^d/3-), starling.
7. -TT-, -/?-, -<^>- : as yi'^ (yvTr-), vulture,
-Kvt^)- or (rKviTT-), a
269. Exceptions to 268.
To ^65, 2 : i/ eV^/ys (eV^T/T-
To ^6^, 3 . TO >ws (^>COT-),
To 268, 5 : Feminine are : 3?yi/ (3ev-), mr'nrf ; aAxvwv (dA/cuoi/-),
halcyon; CIKWV (CIKOV-), image; r/tu>v (r/iov-), shore; \0wv (\0ov-}, earth;
Xiwv (x tol/ -)> snow; /3\r)X wv (P ^ 7 ?X a)V ")) penny-royal ; /i?;Ko>v (/x?yK-), poppy.
Cnmmon are: 6, T) ^T/V (X 7 / 1 '-)? gander, ijoose ; o, 1} aAe/cTpucji' (dAeKTpvov-),
cocA, /ten; 6, 17 KVWV (KW-OS), rfor/.
To ^6'5, 6 ; >] yaa-rrjp (yatrTep-), belly ; ^ Ki]p (Krjp-), fate ; r; X 61 '/ 3 ? hand;
TO TTup (irvp-), Jire ; also several poetic neuters used only in the nom. and
ace. : TO e'Awp, booty, TO A8co/3, desire, TO TreAcu/a, monster, TO ryTo/a, heart, rb
, bound.
To 268, 7 : Feminine are: T; KaXavpoi^ (tAe^ (<^)A/3-), vein;
THIRD DECLENSION 270
(X/m/3-), ** /or tlie hands; KernyAi^ (caT7?Ai>-), upper storey ; the defective
6$ (off-), voice, tcorrf ; ami two or three others.
270. Feminine are stems in
1. -i- and -i- with nominative in -is and -vs : as 7) 770X15 (TTOA.I-),
state, ur\if (iyx i> ~)> strength.
2. -at*- : US rars (vai>-), ship.
3. -5-, -0-, -T7/T- : ns I/us (t/> l ^-)> s^l/*. KO/JVS (KopvO-), helm, raxvr^'s
^Ta\vrijr-), speed.
4. -tv-, -yoK-, Sov- : as pis (plv-\ ncse, o-raywi/ (o-rayov-), drop,
XcAtowi' (xAi3ov-), nightingale.
271. Exceptions to 270.
To 270, 1 : Mis, sei-peitt ;
/SoT/us, cluster of (irajws ; fyn/vi'S, footstool; ix^vs, /A; Kai'Srs, a Median
garment; /zfs, mouse; veicvs, corpse; irf \fKvs, axe; ff^x vs > cubit;
ear o/ grain. Common are : 6, 7} fs (S(X(f>lv-\ dolphin ; reA/zfe
; cp/xfs ((pfj.lv-), prop.
272. Neuter are stems in
1 . -t- and -v- with nominative in -t and -v : as 7rre/t>i, pepper, ocrrv,
2. -ar- : as crw/na (trw/xar-), ftorfy, vSwp (i-3aT-), water.
3. -d/j- : as vfKTap, nectar, tap (T)/?-), spring.
4. -cur- : as y/5as, jwize.
5. -to- with nominative in -os : as yevo?, ro<:.
273. These stand by themselves : TO yaA.a (yaXaxT-), TM ///.', 7} vv
(WKT-), night, 7) Sai's (8air-), feast, 7) x^/ 115 (x a P lT ~)> f avor > T ^ f**^ 1 - (f J - f ^- lT ~)>
honey, TO O-T^S (O-TJIT-), dough, TO ovs (gen. WTOS), '.
274. Stems in --d>, jackal. Steins in -o- (with nominative in -w or -us) are feminine ; as
17 iruOta (irtido-os, irdOovs), persuasion; 7} atScis (aiSo-os, ai'Sors), shame.
275. Gender of Palatal Stems. Palatal stems l>elong to masculine and
feminine nouns ; but their gender cannot lie determined by any general rules.
276. The pender of some words varies in poetry and in late Greek ; as
o (poetic 7/) ai/p, (lower) ntr; 6 rtidrjp, ether, in Homer /, in other poetry
common ; 6 (poetic 7}) tutuy, age; 6 dXs, salt, i'j aAs (poetic), the sea.
283 THIRD DECLENSION 77
IKREGULAR DECLENSION
277. Heterogeneous nouns are those which are of different genders
in different numbers ; as 6 O-ITOS, corn, TO. a-tra. See in 283 : TO vwrov,
6 Seer/id?, rb t'yov, 6 Au^i/os, o o-Ta$yu,os, T& crraSiov.
278. Heteroelites are nouns which have one form for the nomina-
tive singular, but may be declined in some or in all cases according to
different stems ; as 6 O-KOTO? (O-KOTO-), darkness, regularly declined like
Aoyos, but sometimes it is neuter, rb O-KOTOS (G-KOTCO--) and is declined
like TO yevos. See also o o-^s, 6 xp^s> 0aA-/}s, OlBi-rrovs.
279. Metaplasties. If the nominative singular can be formed
from only one of the two stems, forms belonging to the other stem are
called metaplastic (/AtTaTrAao-^os, change of formation). Thus TO Trrp
(TTU/J-), fire, but TO, irvpd of the second declension. See also o, ?}
KOtVWVOS, O VtOS, )] X 6 '/ 3 ' O TttJ)S, 6 OVClpOS.
280. Double Forms. 1. Some words have double forms for the
nominative singular, and are declined according to two different stems
which generally belong to different. declensions. Thus 17 Stya and TO
Sltf/OS, thirst ; 17 Spedvrj and TO Speiravov, sickle ; TO SevSpov and TO
Sci'Spos, tree ; ami many others.
2. A peculiar declension exists for a few shortened or foreign proper
names whose stem ends in a long vowel. The nominative adds s ; the
accusative v ; the dative adds t subscript if the stem-vowel admits of it.
Thus : M^/fas (from M^voSwpos) in Thuc. 5, 19, gen. and voc. M^va, dat.
MTJV^, ace. Mi^VOV ; 'lavvrjs, Jannes, gen. and voc-. 'lavvij, dat. 'lavvy, ace.
'l(i.vvijv ; Atovvs (from Aiovikros), Bacchus, gen., dat., voc. Atovu, ncc.
&IQVVV ; 'I^croiis, Jeans, gen., dat., voc. 'I-^crov, ace. 'I^o-ovv.
281. Defective nouns lack certain cases. See /zaA^s (genitive),
/ieAe (vocative), T6 ovap, rb vn-ap, TO 6'^eAos, rav or Tav (vocative), TO
Xpews- Some, from their meaning, have only one number ; as /iviy/u,?;,
memory ; ^piicrds, gold ; ol eTT/o-tai, trade-winds ; TO, eyxaTa, entrails ; TO.
'OAi'^Trta, Olympic games ; 'AOvjvat, Atliens.
282. Indeclinable nouns have only one form for all cases and
numbers. Such are : the letters of the alphabet, as aA$a, ftyjra ; the
cardinal numbers from TTCVTC to C'KCITOV ; certain foreign words and
names, as TO Trc-ur^a, passover, 'ASa/x, Adam, 'laxr-r^, Joseph.
283. List of Important Irregular Nouns. This list contains such
cases of irregular declension as occur in Attic. Double forms are
not given, nor are forms already mentioned under the declensions.
1. <>, 1} dpyjv, lamb (the noiri. sing, only in inscriptions), dpv-os, dpv-i,
73 THIRD DECLENSION 283
apv-a, apv-es, dpv-wv, dpv-dews (poet "A/xos), "A/xi, *A/D7/ or "Aprjv,
"A/xs.
3. 6 yeXcos, laughter, yeXwT-os, etc. ; ace. also yeXwi/ in poetry.
4. TO ydvv, &nee, ydvaT-os, yoVaT-i, etc.
5. 77 yvi'fy tcife, yvvaiK-os, yvvcu-Kt, ywauc-a, yi'vai ; yvveu/c-e, yvvatK-
oiv ; y WCUK-CS, y vvaiK-wv, yvvcui, y waiK-as.
6. 6 oW/ids, /ftter, plural oftener TO. Secr/za than 01 8r/ioi.
7. rb 8o/jv, spear, Sopar-os, Sopar-i, etc. Poetic gen. Sopo-s, dat. 8op-i
and Bopfi.
8. TO fuyoi', yoi, rot vyd ; rarely singular, o ^vyos.
9. Zers (from Ayevs), Zetw, Ai-os, Ai-^ Ai-a, Zcu. Poetic also Zy;v-os,
Zrjv-i, Zr}v-a.
10. GaX^s (from 6aXed?), T7wtk, OoXew (189), 0aXy, GaX^v; later also
OaXou and 0aX7^r-os, 0aX^T-i, 0aX?^T-a.
11. 17 0fp.ica/)d, Aa^, poetic word ; nom. and ace. also TO Kpara gen.
o?, dat Kpdrl and Kap^t ; ace. pi. masc. Kparaf.
13. o, 7; KOIVWVOS, partaker, KOIVWVOV, KOIVOWW, etc.; but also Kotvtuves
and icoivoWs in Xenophon.
14. 6, T) KiW, do^, voc. KVOV ; the other cases from stem KVV- ; KVV-OS,
icvv-t, KVV-O. ; KVV-C;, KVV-WV, KV-O-I, KW-OS.
15. 6 Xas, stone (contracted from Horn. Xaas), poetic word for Xi'#os ; gen.
Xa-os or Xdov, dat Xo-i', ace. Xaa-v or \a-v ; dual Xa-e ; pL Xawv, Xat(o-)(ri.
16. 6 Xvx^os, lamp, plural Ta \v\ya.
17. fjjd\tjs (gen.) only in vrrb /zdX?/?, under the arm, secretly.
18. 6, 7; fidprvs, witness, puprvp-os, etc. ; but dat. pi. fj-dp-rv-vi.
19. fitXe, only in the vocative, & /ueXe, my dear sir or madam.
20. TO VWTOV, faci, pi. TCI vwra ; sing, rarely 6 vwros.
21. Oi'SiVovs, Oediptts, gen. Ot'SiVoSos or OI^ITTOV, dat. OifiiVoSt or
Ot3tV^), ace. Oi'oYjro&i or OtStVovi', voc. OtSiVovs or Ot'Swrov. In Tragedy
also gen. OiSiTrdSd, ace. Oi5t7ro6 > tti', voc. OtfiwrdSd.
22. TO oi'a/), dream, only nom. and ace. sing. ; the rest from the stem
ovtipar- : oi'tipar-os, ovctpar-t ; ovfipar-a, ovfipa.T-vrs,
opvlv, pi. o/3vei9, opvfs, ear, WT-OS, COT-I; WT-U, arr-wv, w-trt ; ov>s is contracted from
a form ovas (Horn, ovar-os).
26. TO o>Aos, advantage, only nom. and ace. sing.
27. i) nvv, Pnyx, UVKV-OS, IIvKi/-6, IIuKV-a ; also IIvvK-os, IIvuK-t,
Ilvv/ca.
28. 6 IT pea- (Senna's, ambassador, of the first declension. In the plural
oftener Trpea-fteis, irpf(r/3e(av, Trptv/Seo-L, Trpfa-fBeis. The plural irpeo-peLS is
from irpe(T/3v i s (properly adj.), oZd man, ambassador, poetic in the singular,
gen. 7r/36cr/?ws, ace. Trpa-/3vv, voc. Trpecr/3v ; 6 irpe(rf3vTr)$, old man, of the
first declension, is used in prose and poetry in all numbers.
29. TO irvp, fire, irvp-6} X 61 '/ 3 * hand, x*v>-os, etc. ; but -^epoiv, X P~ l/ - ^ n poetry forms from
X fi p- r X f P~ ^ n a ^ cases > as X 6 / 3 '^ X 6 / 3 " 4 '* X l / >0 ' 1/ ' X e ^P' e ( (r ) ar '"
40. TO x/ 3 ^?, rfi, nom., gen., and ace. sing, alike ; pi. XP*" an( ^ XP f ^ v >
the form TO XP* 0<5 (XP ee XP~ a >
a dative x/ 3 ^ occurs in the expression ev x/>, dose to the skin, near.
For dialectic forms of some of the above, see 909.
LOCAL ENDINGS
284. There are several endings which are added to the stems of
some nouns and pronouns to denote relations of place.
80 ADJECTIVES '28*
1. -0i denoting where; as a\\o-0i, elsewhere.
2. -Otv denoting whence; as aAAo-0ev, from elsewhere, oiKo-Otv, from
home; aiTo-far, from the very spot; pi^o-dtv, from the root (/$i'a), with o
irregularly for d of the stem.
3. -8f (enclitic), denoting whither, is added to the accusative ; as
Myapa-&, toward Mcyara; 'Ehtwivd-Se, to Eleusis. A preceding o-
joined with -8e forms -c (32) ; as "A07yvde (for 'A^r/vcwr-Se), to Athens.
4. -o-e denoting whither; as aAAo-o-t, in another direction ; irdvro-o-f,
in every direction (with o inserted after the stem).
285. 1. The ancient locative case, with the ending -i in the singular and -o-i
in the plural, is found in a few words commonly classed as adverbs; as OIKOI
(OIKO-I), at home ; 'Icrdp-ol, at the Isthmus ; 'A0rjvr)i(v), see 914.
ADJECTIVES
FIRST AND SECOND DECLENSIONS
ADJECTIVES OF THREE ENDINGS
286. 1. This is by far the most numerous class. The
masculine and neuter follow the second declension, the feminine
follows the first.
2. The nominative singular ends in -09, -77 or -d, -ov. The
feminine ends in -d if -o? is preceded by a vowel or p ; as i\io<;,
t\id, (f>i\iov, friendly ; e%0p6<>, %0pd, e^dpov, hostile. But
adjectives in -009 have -or) in the feminine, except those in -poos,
which have -pod ; as 078009, 0780?;, oyooov, ciyhth, but dpOpoos,
tipdpcd, apdpoov, crmcded.
287. Accent. The nominative and genitive plural of the feminine
follow the accent of the masculine. Thus >i'Au>s, fern. i'Aiat (not )iAiat), tAi6s a-ofyt] iXios |>iX(a cjnXiov
Gen. "p cro({>oC <}>iX(ov <{>iXids <)>iX(ov
Dat. o-o<|)(j> (ro <>> <|>iXtu> <}>iX^ 4>L\i.'uj
Ace. 4>ov i|v crodv <|>(Xiov <|>iX{dv i\iov
Voc. croi|>;' cro(|>V] cror|>6v iXid <}>(Xiov
294 ADJECTIVES 81
DUAL. N. A. V. w o-ocjxi u 4>iX(o> 4>iXid
G. D.
oiv
o-otjxuv
oiv
iXCoiv
4>iX(cuv
(JnXioiv
PLUR. N. V.
cro4>oi
a(
c-
4)iXio L
CXiai
4>lXLO
Gen.
CrO(j>a>V
v
ero(f)cov
4>LXltOV
iXwv
4>iX{a>v
Dat.
crot{>ots
crocjiais
ois
4>iX(ois
4>iXiaLS
iXiois
Ace.
cro(j>ovs
crowds
a-o<|>d
iXiovs
4>iXtas
4>LXi.a
Participles in -os and all superlatives (337, 350) are declined like
(ro(f>6oiv6v (xpvatuv) xpvo~wv (xpvff^uv)
(XpfWoij) xP^* ro ^ s (xpvffiaa) \pwra.is (xpvff^ois)
294
Xpwrovv
v p vcro v
V p VCTu>
Xpu)
dirXovs
dirXov
dirX<^
dirXovv
(dir\6i))
(airXdjj)
(aTX^Tjv)
dirXfj
dirXfjs
dirXfjv
(dir\6ov)
(dir\6ov)
(dir\6oi>)
dirXovv
dtrXov
dirXw
dirXovv
DUAL
N. A. V. (dTXdw)
G. D. (drXAoi*)
dirXii
dirXoiv
(d7T\6d)
(aTXaaic)
ciirXd
dirXatv
(dir\6ou>)
dirXiu
dirXoiv
299 ADJECTIVES 83
N. V. (aTrXooi) dirXoi (ct7rX6cu) dirXai (airX6a) dirXd
Gen. (oTrXiwc) dirXwv (cbrXowv) dirXwv (a.TT\6uv) dirXwv
Dat. (air\6ois) dirXois (air\6a.is) enrXais (a,Tr\6ois) dirXois
Ace. (air\6ovs) dirXovs (dirX6dj) dirXds (ct7rX6a) dirXd
295. Compounds of (vdos) vovs, (TrAdos) TrAovs, (TJTOOS) TTVOUS, (Bpoos)
s, (\6os) x^?5 & n( i -/^vov? are declined like evvoos, evvovs, well-disposed,
thus: masc. and fern, (ewoos) ewovs, (euvdov) cuVov, (T5vdw) ei-vo), (evvoov)
cvvovv ; (etVdw) evvw, (evvooiv) evvoiv ; (euvoot) ctVot, (evj/owv) euvwv, (evvdois)
ciVois, (evi'dovs) evvovs ; neut. (evi/oov) etVow, etc., like masc. and fern.;
nom. and ace. plur. evvoa uncontracted. Similarly, evTrAovs, sailing well ;
(U'TtTrvovs, blowing against ; dAAd^/aovs, speaking another tongue ; ?y^i'xovs,
iiolding half a \ous ; ocKa.fj.vovs, u-orth ten minae.
ADJECTIVES OP Two ENDINGS
296. Many adjectives in -os have only two endings : -os for the
masculine and feminine, and -ov for the neuter. They follow the
second declension throughout.
297. A few adjectives are of the Attic second declension and end
in -u>s and -wv. They follow the declension of vews, with the same
irregularity of accent (207). The neuter plural ends in -a.
298. Declension of aAoyos, irrational, and tAews, gracious.
Nom. 4X0^05 &Xo-yov t'Xcws iXewv
Gen. oiXd^yov ifXcoi
Dat. dXd-yw 'i'Xcu
Ace. AXo-yov iXcuv
Voc. aXo-ye dXo-yov 'i'Xcws t'Xtwv
N. A. V.
G. D. dXfyoiv iXs, eKiyAos, K ij38r) Aos, AaAos,
eriyto?, e-n/Tiyios, TJO-I'XOS, and some others.
(6) Some in -tos and -tos ; as aidpios, yeve$Aios, /iovt'(Btos, Amypios, /xa^i/zos.
303. NOTE. The following compounds have three endings :
(a) Compounds in -ucos derived from compounds ; as erSai/jiov-iKos, -v/,
-of, from ti>8aifjuav (TVVTC A-tKos, -ry, -ov, from o-vi'TcAiys ; fj.ovap^-iKo/, -oi', acceptable, e'aipTos, ->y, -ov, //ia< ca?i be taken aut.
(c) Also aTatos, -a, -of ; Trapo/zoios, -a, -ov ; Tra/ja^-oTa/iios, -a, -ov ;
-a, -ov ; and those in -TrAao-ios, as SiTrAao-ios, -a, -oi'.
304. NOTE. A number of adjectives may be declined indifferently with
two or with three endings, especially in poetry.
ADJECTIVES OF ONE ENDING
305. A few adjectives of the first declension ending in -as or -?/s
. -or) occur only as masculines; as yewaSds, gen. ycvvdbov, noble;
'&AovTo?, volunteer.
THIRD DECLENSION
ADJECTIVES OF Two ENDINGS
306. Most adjectives belonging wholly to the third declension
have -/ for the masculine and feminine, and -e for the neuter
(stems in -eo--) ; or -tav for the masculine and feminine and -ov
for the neuter (steins in -ov-).
307. Contraction. Contraction follows the general rules (47 and
48, 5). In adjectives in -r/s, - is contracted to -Z after e ; as cv&jys, needy,
512 ADJECTIVES 85
ace. (tvSeea) evSfS. after t or i>, -ea contracts to d or 77 ; as vyi?ys, healthy,
ace. (vyiea) vyia or vyirj, evva) ei'/s have tin-
recessive accent in all cases, also in contract forms ; as 8r)s, -wAT/s,
-IJ/>T)S. This rule applies also to nouns.
2. Adjectives in -wv, -ov have recessive accent ; except those in
-(f>pv, compounds of pr) v, mind ; as Satypuv, Satypov, of warlike mind.
309. NOTE. The adjective rpLtjp-r]^ triply-fitted, used as a noun,
/ Tpn'jp'rjs (sc. vavs), trireme, has the recessive accent in the gen. dual and
plural ; rpit]poi.v and r/Dtr/pcov. "AArjfles, indeed ! from aAr/^r/s, v tv8ai|i<5vwv
Dat. oXfiO^ori tv8aip.oo-L
Acc. a\T]0tis (a\r)6ta) a.\t\6r\ cvSa(|xovas v8aijxova
For the declension of comparatives in -wv (stem -ov-), see 351
353.
311. One adjective ends in -r/v and -ev : apprjv, appev (older
apa-rjv, apa-ev), male, gen. appev-os.
312. 1. Adjectives compounded of nouns and some prefix usually follow
the declension of the noun ; as er-eAms, er-eATri, hopeful, gen. ej'tATriSos, ace.
fve\7riv (226, 3), eveATri ; u-\pi5, v-\upi, graceful, gen. evxa/HTO?, ace.
86 ADJECTIVES 313
ev\afnv (226, 3), vxf>t ; fv-fiorpvs, cv-ftorpv, rich in grapes, gen. e
-oSovs, fJMV-oSov, having one tooth, gen. fj-ovoSovros.
2. Compounds of 7raT}/> and ^rrjp change these words to -irar/j, -firjrop ; as d-Trdrop, a-Trurop, fatherless, gen. aTraropos.
Compounds of TroAis liave the genitive -iSos ; as a-n-oAis, a-jroAi, without a
eity t gen. d;roAi8os. Compounds of TTOI'S have the neuter in -TTOVV ; as
6i-iros, Si-Trow, two feet long, gen. SiTroSos. Compounds of in}x i ' s > M V
oY-jn/xi 1 ^ Tti Bi-injx v t f 1 cubits, are inflected like the masculine and
neuter of yAi'/cis (317), except that the neuter plural is contracted :
313. XOTK. Very few simple adjectives end in -ts and -i, gen. -tos. Of
these only iyx>t, well-fed, gen. T/ao^)tos, has the neuter. The others
have only -is for the masculine and feminine or for the feminine only.
ADJECTIVES OP ONE ENDING
314. A number of adjectives of the third declension have only one
ending, the feminine being like the masculine. These have no neuter, owing
either to their meaning or to their form, although the oblique cases are
occasionally found as neuter. The following are examples of their forms :
uK-a/xus-, untiring, aKa/iuir-os ; nee dy, axev-os ;
Tpifttav, skilled, rpifitov-os ayvws, unktioim, dyi/wr-os ; CITY)\IS, stranger,
tTnJAi-S-o? ; >}Ai, of the same age, TjAiK-os ; apTra, rapacious, a/)7ray-os ;
fitavv, with one hoof, /ta>rvx-os ; fJ.vu>\f/, short-sighted, /AUWTT-OS ; many
feminines in -ts, gen. -1805, as evwn-is, fair-faced, tvwmo'-os, 'ApyoAt?, Argolis,
Argolic woman.
Many end in an unchanged noun, like which they are inflected ; aa
o-Trais, a-7rcu8-o?, childless.
FIRST AND THIRD DECLENSIONS
315. The masculine and neuter of these adjectives follow the
third declension. The feminine follows the first declension and
has -a in the nominative singular (like d\ij0eia or y\&crcra, 180).
The masculine dual forms may be used for the feminine.
316. Steins in -v-. 1. The nominative of stems in -v- ends
in -vt, -eta, -v. The masculine and neuter are declined like
jrirxy? and atrrv (256, 1); except that the genitive siugular ends
in -os (not -OK), and the neuter plural remains uncontracted.
2. The masculine and neuter are oxytone, and the feminine
32tt ADJECTIVES 87
properispomenon. Except T//UO-U?, i^iVaa, rf/ua-v, half, and $}Avs,
t, Q^Xv, female.
317. Declension of tr LS ndaa irdv
Gen. x a P^ VTO5 xapLc'acrT]s \apuvTos iravrds ird(Ti]S iravTos
Dat. x a P^ tVTl X a P l ^ o ' o Tl x a P^ an( i 7r 1 ' are f r X a / H ' l/T J *fovr-, and Travr- (109).
Long a in irav is irregular ; but in the compounds it is sometimes short, as
airav,
2. The feminine \apU
irpdov
irpdcia
-n-pdeias
irpdctav
irpdov
irpdov
irpdw
irpdov
DUAL
N. A. V.
G. D.
irpdto
irpdoiv
irpdc^d
-n-paetaiv
irpdo)
irpdoiv
PLURAL
N. V.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
irpdoi or irpdtis
irpdcov or irpd^wv
irpdtVi
irpdovs
n-paeiai
irpdciwv
TrpdeLais
Trpaeids
irpalwv
7rpdfa
90 ADJECTIVES 327
327. NOTE. The vocative p.tyd\t occurs in Aesch. Sept. 822. In Ionic
the stem iroAAo- is found declined throughout : TroAAos, ->/, -6v. In Trpaos the
stem irpdo- is used for the masculine and neuter singular and dual, and for the
genitive and accusative plural masculine ; while the stem irpdv- (compare
yAvKi's, 317, and m/x^'and OOTV, 256, 260) is used for all other forms
except the accusative plural. Pindar has Trpdis, irpdr, and the Ionic has
irpj/is, irpiji' ; TryxUis for irpdavs occurs late, also irpaa for irpdea. The
forms from irpdo-, which differ in accent from those from irpdv-, are usually
written irpyos, irp^ov, irpq.n>, etc., with iota subscript.
PARTICIPLES
328. Participles in <, -r\, -ov. All middle and passive parti-
ciples, except aorist passive participles, end in -09, -rj, -ov, and
are declined like <70, -utd, -os : Active perfect participles.
330. Accent Participles in -os, -rj, -ov, have recessive accent,
except the perfect middle, which is paroxytone ; in all other respects
they are accented like s. Of participles with stems in -IT-, the
present, futttrr, and first-aorist of the common form accent the penult of
the nominative singular, masculine, and neuter, and the antepenult of
the feminine. All other participles of this form are oxytone in the
nominative singular, and properispomena in the feminine. The
genitive plural of feminines from masculine stems in -vr- is peri-
spomenon.
331. Declension of \wav (\vovr-), loosing, StSous (Stoovr-), giving,
Zo-ras (urravr-), setting, cucrvs (otiKwvr-), shewing, uv (OVT-), being
331
ADJECTIVES
91
(present active participles of XVM, Bi8(a/j.i, Mmy/u, SeiKvvp.1, ci/it) ;
(Awavr-), having loosed, AeAi'Kois (AeAvKor-), having loosed, and
(Av#VT-), having been loosed (first-aorist active, first-perfect active, and
first-aorist passive participles of
N. V.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
Xitav
XlJOVTOS
XvOVTl
XvOVTO.
Xvovo-a
XvOtio"T)S
Xtiovo-av
Xvov
XCOVTOS
XOOVTI
Xvov
SiSovs
8i8dvTi
SiSdvTu
SiSdvTa
SiSovcra
8i8ovo-r]S
Si8ovo-av
SiSdv
8i8dvTos
8180 VTI
SiSdv
DUAL
N. A. V.
G. D.
XflOVT
XvdvToiv
Xvovcrd
Xvovo-aiv
X^OVT*
XvdvToiv
SiSovrc
SiSdvTOiv
8i8ovcra
8i8ovcraiv
SiSdvrc
8i8dvToiv
PLURAL
N. V.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
XflOVTS
XvOVTttV
Xoovo-t
XtiovTas
Xoovcrat
Xvovo*wv
Xvovcrais
Xvovcras
Xcovra
XvdvTwv
XoovTa
SiSdvTcov
SiSovo~i
SiSdvras
8i8o\Jv
SiSowrais
8i8ovcrds
SiSdvTa
8l8oVTO>V
SINGULAR
N. Y.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
Xvo-ds
X-OO-O.VTOS
Xco-avTi
Xco-avTa
Xijo-do^av
Xva-av
Xoo-avTOS
Xco-avTi
Xvo-av
IO-TUS
io"TavTos
10-TttVTl
lo-rdvTa
lo-rdo-a
to-Tdo-j]
io-Tao-av
10-TttV
10-TttVTOS
lOTttVTl
lOTttV
DUAL
N. A. V.
G. D.
Xva-avTt
Xvo-dvroiv
Xvo-do-aiv
Xvo-dvToiv
to-rdvT
IOTO.VTOIV
to-Tdo-d
lo-Tdo-aiv
10-TttVTC
lo-rdvToiv
PI.UItAL
N. V.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
Xco-avTes
Xvo-dvTwv
Xflo-avTas
Xccrao-ai.
Xvo"do~av
Xvcrdcrds
Xoo-avra
Xvo-avra
lO-TttVTS
lo-rdvTwv
to-rdo-i
ic-rdvTas
lo-Tao-ai
lo-Tao-ats
io-Tdo-ds
to-rdvTa
lo-TavTwv
io-rdo-1
loravTa
SINGULAR
N. V.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
XvOeVTOS
XvOe'vTo.
Xv0io*a
Xvu6Lvs (act. 2 aor. part, of Si'Sw/ni).
Like Awrds and to-ra? is declined o-ras (act. 2 aor. part, of ti', >iAb>f, loving, are declined thus :
N. y.
Gen.
Dat.
Ace.
(rt^idorrt)
TipMVTOt
Ti)M*VTi
Ttpivra
rip. ii era
(rlftAovri) Tifiwvrt
Tip.uicrav
336 ADJECTIVES 93
DUAL
N. A. V. (rifjidovTe) Ti(xo>VT (rf/moi;VTOiv
PLURAL
X. V. (rtyudovres) Ti|AwvTts (nyudowrcu) Ttp.u>i\fti)v)
Dat. ((f>i\fovri)
Acc. (0iXeojra)
cjnXcov (
lXoVVTOS (
iXovvri (
iXovvra (
d)l\OUffQ.J U>LAOVO"CI (i\fovo"r)) 4>iXovo-T| (<^>tXeo^T()
(piXeovcrav) (|>iXov(rav ((f>i\lov)
4>lXoVVTOS
lXoVVTl
DUAL
X. A. V. (^iX^oj/re)
r~* T^ ( ehi\f/\VTf\nt^
lXoi/VT (
I iXovvToiv (
l\OVffQ.) tXoi)VT
4>tXovvToiv
PLURAL
X. V. (0tX6>j'Tes)
Dat. (i\foviXo{io-i (
iXovlvTas (
0X60l?(rCtt) tXeoi/crdj) iXova*ds (^tXeovTa)
iXovvra
iXovvra
335. Participles in -owv from verbs in -ow are declined like i]\o(av, Sr^Ariovcra, 6ryAooi / , showiiiy, contr. Sr/Aojv, ^tyAoi'cra, 8T)Aorr,
gen. 5r^AovvTo, S^Acn'crrjs ; dat. Sr/Aovvri, 8^Aorcr?y ; ace. 8?yAorrr..
8?/Ao?crav, S^Aovv, etc. Uncontracted forms of verbs in -ow are never
useil.
336. Contract Second-Perfect Participles in - a s. Several second-
perfect participles of the />u- form ending in -uw have irregularly -o>Tl
Acc. torciyra (TT- before -repos and -retro?; but
-o- remains if the penult is long by nature or position, and
always after a mute and a liquid.
Kof^o? (KOI->O-), liijht Kovtfw-rcpos, -a, -or KOI>> >-Taros, -?;, -ov
AtTTTOS (AtJTTO-), JlM \C1TTO-T tpO<> A7TTO-TaTOS
crt/xi'o? ((rc/xro-), awjust a-ffivo-Ttpos tre/ii'(>-TaTOS
inpo-), bitter irtxpo-Ttpos
(veo-), new VW-T^OS I-CW-TUTOS
o? o"o<>o- t/n'*e o,
aTt/ioTaros ; irpoOvfios, eager, irpo6vfU)Tfpos, KCI/OTUTOS,
and OTS, (TTCl'OTttTOS.
340. IIvr;5 (jrer^T-), poor, shortens the >; of the stem and makes
ircvr-Te/io, Trcrecr-TaTo? (fre/M>, ytpuiTaros.
-aAato, s, TraAttiTaros or TraAaioraTos.
o-^oAaio?, leisurely, a-\o\aiTpoo, o-^oAtttT
and rarely o'xoAatoTaro?.
7rp (adv ), beyond, irtpairtpos, further.
350 ADJECTIVES 95
342. Tliese drop o of the stem and add -cu'repos and -cura-ros :
Mros, middle, /xecr-airepos, /xecrcuVaTos ; evo'ios, serene; ^0-7^05, quiet ;
18109, OM7?i (tSiairepo? and iStatraros late) ; ros, eqiial } op6pioTaTos) ;
, adv. da-fj.fveo-Ta.Ta. and do-//vatTaTa ; CTriVeSos, plain, has
ype/aa (adv.), quietly, lias r}/3/io-Tpos, more guiei.
344. 1. These reject o and add -to-re/oos and -MTTCITOS :
AaXos, talkative, AaA-io-re/oos, AaA-to-raros ; /iovo>ayos, eating alone;
s, dainty; KaKtjyopos, calumnious; Adyi/os, lewd; rarely
2. Adjectives in -775, gen. -ou, also have this form of comparison ; as
s, '/, thievish, /cAen-tcrre/jos, /cAeTTTicrTaTos. But vj3purT->jtT-wTaTOS.
346. Contract adjectives in -oo? drop final o of the stem and add
-ea-Ttpos and -eo-raros ; as (ewoos) ei>Vovs, ivell-disposed, cui/oeo-TC/)os =
WOUO"T/DOS, l>VOrTa.TOS = WOl'o~TaTOS.
347. Adjectives in -wv, -ov (stem -ov-) add -ecrre/Dos and -fo-Taros to the
stem ; as o^w^/awv (a-ux^pov-), prudent, o"w<^/oot'-eo'Tpos, o"w<^pov-eo"TaTos.
348. Adjectives in -ets add -repos and -TCXTOS to the stem in -er-
(321, 2) ; as \apiei
XpiT-TaTos, 321, 2).
349. Adjectives in - add partly -eo-rcpos and -eo-Taros, partly -to
and -t'o-TotTos, to the stem ; as d>ryAt, elderly, d<^T/AiKo-Tepos, d^Ti
TUTOS ; a/D7ra^, rapacious, cx/DTrayio-re/Dos, u/aTrayio-Taros.
COMPARISON BY -tz> and -to-ro? to the 7*00^, not
to the stem. In prose only these adjectives are thus compared :
rjSvv, neuter -lov, have recessive accent
and are declined thus :
Nom.TjStv TjSlov Nom.T)8fovs rgStovs rjSiova f|8t
('en. TjStovos ' N. A. V. fjSfovc Gen. TjSiovwv
Dnt. f,8fovi G. D. T|8uJvoiv Dat. T|8toi(rros, related
to a.p-Tt'i, virtue, excellence} Kpfura-wv (from K/KT-I/WV) and K/aarwrTos express
power or SHjKriority (Epic Kpari's, jimcerful, TO /cparos, strength, power) ; the
rare \aHav (for Awtwr) and A"/'/ KaKttJV KO.KtCTTOS
v (for \tp-ytav, Epic X^P' 1 !^ weaker, inferior) and
are equivalent to the I. at in deterior, deterrimus, and are opposed to
', y3e Arurro-s ; /ero-ui' (for -ijK-ytav, 96, 1), Latin inferior, is opposed to
v, Lat. tupcrior.
3. KoX4s, Itrnuliful KoXXtwv (TO .d\\-oi, ocauly) KaXXurros
4. l^Yat, ^r-< (i((iv (for nty-yur, 96, 1) jiy-urros
5. p.lK-piXos. dear
6XeLl>v (on inscr.)
The following belong to both /uKpo
[1IU>V
IXdo-o-wv or IXctTTwv (e\dffv
for eXax-ywv (96, 1), stem e\a.xv-,
Horn. eXdxa)
fjo-o-ov or fjfTov, less, minus
irXeiwv or irXc'wv (97), neuter some-
times irXciv
pijwv
(i\rfpos poetic)
iXaiT6pos (rare)
p.d.XXov (fnXos (355)
0X1^101-05
ami 6X1705 :
irXeioros
4>iXraTOS
iXaiTaros (rare)
(idXio-ra <|>iXos (355)
dX-ysivoraros
10. dX-yetvos, painful
aXyitov (rb &\yos, pain)
355. Comparison by jxaXXov and jidXwrra. Sometimes the
parative arid superlative are formed by joining /xaAAov (magis) and
(maxime) to the positive. This occurs mostly in cases where the regular
mode of comparison would be difficult to form. Participles always compared
in this way. Thus S^Aos, plain, fj.a.XXov 8^Aos, more plain, fj.dX.KTTa S?}Aos,
most plain ; ayaTrwv, loving, /j-aXXov dyaTrwv, ^dAwrra dyaTrwv. Sometimes
/MctAAov is to be rendered by in a higher degree; and /idAwrra by in the
highest degree or in a very high degree.
356. Positive wanting. Some comparatives and superlatives lack the
positive ; their stem is usually seen in an adverb or preposition. In
ordinary prose only the following :
:, former
(irpo, before)
(KCITM, dovmward)
(' out)
lower
, latter, later
s, near) eyyure/so?, nearer
, far off) 7ro/o/3WTpos, farther off
(irpovpyov, advantageous) irpovpyiairtpos, more ad-
vanta/jeous .
(i}pf/j,a, quietly) ijp/JL(crTepos, dearly from adjective p5v(a i i, prudently crwe^pwv /w>vs, regularly, from Teray/xevos (TTay/xi/wv) ; Sia>epofTa>s, differently,
from Siafapw (Siafp6iTtav).
359. The accusative neuter singular or plural of adjectives is often used
as an adverb ; as TroAu or TroAAo, much (from TroAus) ; /^ya or yueyeiAa,
greatly (from /xeyas).
360. Comparison of Adverbs. The neuter accusative singular is
used as the comparative of the adverb; the neuter accusative
is used as the superlative.
(pov(