Greek Nouns: Part 3

1 st Declension Nouns There are really 6 different types of 1 st declension nouns, most of which are Feminine, but a few are masculine All the types share a tendency toward having either an a or h in their ending All except the masculine nouns use the feminine article

1 st Declension Type 1 – ¹ krhnh SingularPlural Nom. ¹kr»nhaƒkrÁnai Gen. tÁjkr»nhjtînkrhnîn Dat. tÍkr»n  ta‹jkr»naij Acc. t¾nkr»nhnt¦jkr»naj Voc. ðkr»nhðkrÁnai

1 st Declension Type 2 - ¹ oik…a SingularPlural Nom. ¹o„k…aaƒo„k…ai Gen. tÁjo„k…ajtîno„kiîn Dat. tÍo„k…o„k… ta‹jo„k…aij Acc. t¾no„k…ant¦jo„k…aj Voc. ðo„k…aðo„k…ai

1 st Declension Hints All first declension nouns have the same endings in the plural (even the masculine ones) The genitive plural of all first declension nouns has a circumflex on the ending