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CASE ENDINGS:    for NOUNS & ADJECTIVES            (for uses/functions of cases, see pp. 23 - 32)

 I.                      NOUNS

 

            A.        First or A-  Pattern

B.        Second or O-  Pattern

 

            Sing.

            Plur.

            Sing.

            Plur.

 

Nom

-ης*

 

-αι

 

Nom

-ος

-ον

 

-οι

 

 

Gen

-ας

-ης

-ου

 

-ων

 

Gen

-ου

 

 

-ων

 

 

 

Dat

-ᾳ

-ῃ

 

 

-αις

 

Dat

-ῳ

 

 

-οις

 

 

 

Acc

-αν

-ην

 

 

-ας

 

Acc

-ον

 

 

-ους

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

C.        Third or Consonant Pattern

 

 

 

 

            Sing.

 

 

 

Plur.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Nom

___**

 

 

-ες / -εις

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gen

-ος/-ως/-ους

 

-ων

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dat

 

 

 

-σι

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acc

/-ιν

 

 

-ας / -εις

 

 

 

 

 

 

              *              - Masculine nouns of first declension

 

              **           - Nom. sing. ending varies in 3rd declension

 

                    - Variations for neuter; same endings in nom. and accus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

II.                    ADJECTIVES            [Adjectives mix First, Second, and Third Pattern Endings to indicate Masc, Fem, or Neut Gender]

 

               

 

                                                                                                                                                (Masc.  ---  Fem. ---  Neut)                                                                                                                                  (Masc.  ---  Fem. ---  Neut)

 

      A.        Definite Article  (uses adjective pattern B. below with minor variations)

 

 

 

Nom

 

 

τό

 

 

οἱ

αἱ

τά

 

 

 

 

Gen

τοῦ

 

τῆς

 

τοῦ

 

 

τῶν

τῶν

τῶν

 

 

 

 

Dat

τῷ

 

τῇ

 

τῷ

 

 

τοῖς

ταῖς

τοῖς

 

 

 

 

Acc

τόν

 

τήν

 

τό

 

 

τούς

τάς

τά

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      B.         Adjectives mixing Second + First + Second Pattern (most common)

 

 

 

Nom

-ος

η

-ον

ο

 

 

-οι

-αι

 

 

 

 

Gen

-ου

-ας

ης

-ου

 

 

 

-ων

-ων

-ων

 

 

 

 

Dat

-ῳ

-ᾳ

-ῳ

 

 

 

-οις

-αις

-οις

 

 

 

 

Acc

-ον

-αν

ην

-ον

ο

 

 

-ους

-ας

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      C.        Adjectives mixing Third + First + Third Pattern (note especially: used by Active Voice Participle)

 

 

 

Nom

---**

 

---**

 

 

 

-ες

-αι

 

 

 

 

Gen

-ος

-ας

ης

-ος

 

 

 

-ων

-ων

-ων

 

 

 

 

Dat

-ᾳ

 

 

 

-σι

-αις

-σι

 

 

 

 

Acc

-αν

 

---**

 

 

 

-ας

-ας

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      D.        Adjectives using only Third Pattern  (least common; typically uses same endings for masc. & fem.)

 

 

 

Nom

 

-ής

 

-ές

 

 

 

-εῖς

 

-ῆ

 

 

 

 

Gen

 

-οῦς

 

-οῦς

 

 

 

-ῶν

 

-ῶν

 

 

 

 

Dat

 

-εῖ

 

-εῖ

 

 

 

-σι

 

-σι

 

 

 

 

Acc

 

-ῆ

 

-ές

 

 

 

-εῖς

 

-ῆ