{"id":149,"date":"2017-03-16T17:05:18","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T17:05:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/chapter\/49-adjectives-part-ii\/"},"modified":"2018-01-19T11:35:43","modified_gmt":"2018-01-19T11:35:43","slug":"49-adjectives-part-ii","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/chapter\/49-adjectives-part-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjectives: Part II"},"content":{"raw":"\n[caption id=\"attachment_1328\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"2032\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/03\/1-4294.jpeg\"><img class=\"size-full wp-image-146\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294.jpeg\" alt=\"2007.11.1043\" width=\"2032\" height=\"1818\"><\/a> A small votive plaque to Zeus Hypsistos. Cylinders at center are likely legs. 2nd c. A.D. Athenian Agora Excavations.[\/caption]\n<hr>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Adjectives: Other&nbsp;Declension Families<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We have already discussed the most common declension grouping for adjectives:&nbsp;Three-Ending 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives (2-1-2).&nbsp;In this chapter, we cover the&nbsp;three other&nbsp;declension&nbsp;families:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-Ending 2nd Declension Adjectives (2-2)<\/li>\n<li>Two-Ending 3rd&nbsp;Declension Adjectives (3-3)<\/li>\n<li>Three-Ending 1st and 3rd&nbsp;Declension Adjectives (3-1-3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two-Ending Adjectives: 2nd Declension (2-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A&nbsp;handful of adjectives, usually compounds, use 2nd DECLENSION endings for ALL GENDERS.&nbsp;For these adjectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both&nbsp;the MASCULINE&nbsp;and FEMININE forms share&nbsp;the SAME&nbsp;ENDINGS as 2nd DECLENSION&nbsp;MASCULINE nouns.<\/li>\n<li>The NEUTER&nbsp;form shares the same endings as 2nd DECLENSION NEUTER nouns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/span> <em>unjust<\/em> (S 289; GPH p. 24)<\/p>\n<p>Singular<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u1ff3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u1ff3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Two-Ending Adjectives: 3rd Declension (3-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another small group of adjectives uses 3rd DECLENSION&nbsp;endings for ALL GENDERS. For these adjectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both&nbsp;the MASCULINE&nbsp;and FEMININE forms share&nbsp;the SAME&nbsp;ENDINGS as 3rd&nbsp;DECLENSION&nbsp;MASCULINE\/FEMININE nouns.<\/li>\n<li>The NEUTER form&nbsp;uses the same endings as a 3rd&nbsp;DECLENSION NEUTER nouns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These adjectives tend to fall into one of two groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjectives ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7\u03c2<\/span> -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>. These adjectives have a stem ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c3<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Adjectives ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span> -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>. These adjectives have a stem ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;Adjectives in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/span> (stem: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3<\/span>-) <em>true<\/em> (S 292; GPH p. 26)<\/p>\n<p>Singular<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">&nbsp;\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The contractions that produce the&nbsp;inflection of -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2 <\/span>adjectives are&nbsp;similar to nouns in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c3&nbsp;<\/span>that we have already studied, e.g.&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03a3\u03c9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, -\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <\/span>(stem:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03a3\u03c9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c3<\/span>-) and <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f14\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <\/span>(stem:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f14\u03c4\u03b5\u03c3<\/span>-). The main differences are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the NEUTER of&nbsp;3-3 adjectives, -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> does not become&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> in the nominative&nbsp;and accusative singular.<\/li>\n<li>The MASCULINE\/FEMININE accusative plural is identical to the nominative plural: -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;\u2192 -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That said, adjectives of this type are fairly rare. The only other common adjective inflected like <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/span> is&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c3\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/span> clear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Adjectives ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd<\/span> (stem: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>-) <em>better<\/em> (S 293; GPH p. 11)<\/p>\n<p>Singular<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.3125px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.3125px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.3125px\">M\/F<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.3125px\">N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Dative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notice that&nbsp;the&nbsp;inflection of -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd&nbsp;<\/span>adjectives<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">&nbsp;<\/span>is similar to nouns&nbsp;ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">&nbsp;<\/span>that we have already studied, e.g.&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b4\u03b1\u03af\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/span>. Note&nbsp;that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the MASCULINE\/FEMININE nominative singular, -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd\u03c2<\/span> becomes -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span> due to the loss of the <em>sigma<\/em>, and subsequent compensatory lengthening.<\/li>\n<li>In the dative plural of all genders, the -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span> of -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd\u03c3\u03b9<\/span> has dropped out, leaving only -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Three-Ending Adjectives: 1st and 3rd Declension (3-1-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;final group of adjectives uses 3rd DECLENSION&nbsp;endings for MASCULINE&nbsp;and NEUTER,&nbsp;but 1st DECLENSION&nbsp;endings for FEMININE.<\/p>\n<p>Note, however, that when&nbsp;modifying a FEMININE&nbsp;noun, they use SHORT&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1fb0<\/span>- in the NOMINATIVE&nbsp;and ACCUSATIVE&nbsp;SINGULAR. This change must be remembered, since&nbsp;it affects the ACCENT of these adjectives.&nbsp;These adjectives tend to fall into one of two groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjectives ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c2<\/span> -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c3\u03b1<\/span> -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span>. These&nbsp;adjectives have a stem ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd\u03c4<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Adjectives ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd\u03c2<\/span> -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1<\/span> -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd<\/span>. These&nbsp;adjectives have a stem ending in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;Adjectives in &nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c3\u03b1<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>While a handful of adjectives have their stem ending in&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd\u03c4<\/span>, we have already encountered the most common one:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd&nbsp;<\/span><em>all, every, whole<\/em> (S 299; GPH p. 30). No others appear in our vocabulary lists.<\/p>\n<p>Singular:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">M<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.78125px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Dative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u1fc3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<br>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Adjectives in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1<\/span>&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>As you study this inflection pattern, note the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember that if&nbsp;the stem of the adjective ends in -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5<\/span>, -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b9<\/span> or -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c1<\/span>, the singular forms change the -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7<\/span>- to -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1fb1<\/span>-. For 3-1-3 adjectives, however, the change affects only the GENITIVE&nbsp;and DATIVE&nbsp;SINGULAR. The&nbsp;nominative and accusative singular already have short -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1fb0<\/span>-.<\/li>\n<li>In the nominative and accusative singular of the masculine and neuter, the stem ends in&nbsp;-<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c5<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>The masculine accusative singular ending is -<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>The masculine&nbsp;nominative and accusative plural are identical:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Not all of the expected contractions occur: see, e.g.,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>, and&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03b1<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>All adjectives of this declension family share the same persistent accent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/span> (stem: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad<\/span>-) <em>sweet<\/em> (S 297; GPH p. 32)<\/p>\n<p>Singular:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">M<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.78125px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Dative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u1fb3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2><strong>Bringing It All Together<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the following charts you can see that you have now learned the endings of most nouns, adjectives, and pronouns that you will encounter in Greek. (To download this chart, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/08\/Greek-Nouns-Adj-Pronouns-Master-List.pdf\">Greek Nouns Adj Pronouns Master List<\/a>.)<a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/08\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-147\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1132\" height=\"870\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/08\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2.png\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-148\" src=\"http:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1129\" height=\"869\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">- \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 -<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Key Terms and Concepts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2ND&nbsp;DECLENSION TWO-ENDING ADJECTIVES (2-2)<\/li>\n<li>THE TWO STEM ENDINGS FOR&nbsp;3RD DECLENSION TWO-ENDING ADJECTIVES (3-3)<\/li>\n<li>THE&nbsp;TWO&nbsp;STEM ENDINGS FOR THREE-ENDING ADJECTIVES (3-1-3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Vocabulary<\/h3>\n<p><b>2nd Declension (2-2)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd unjust<\/li>\n<li>\u1f00\u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd impossible<\/li>\n<li>\u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd barbaric, not Greek, foreign<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03cd\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd allied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3rd Declension (3-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2 true<\/li>\n<li>\u1f00\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd better, stronger, braver<\/li>\n<li>\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd better<\/li>\n<li>\u1f10\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd smaller, less<\/li>\n<li>\u1f25\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd less, weaker<\/li>\n<li>\u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd stronger, better<\/li>\n<li>\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd or \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bf\u03bd more, larger<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2 clear<\/li>\n<li>\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd worse, inferior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>1st and 3rd Declension (3-1-3)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd heavy, tedious<\/li>\n<li>\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd brief, short<\/li>\n<li>\u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd straight<\/li>\n<li>\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd sweet<\/li>\n<li>\u1f40\u03be\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd sharp, keen, shrill, pungent<\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd quick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Exercises<\/h3>\n<p>\u0399. Memorize the vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>\u0399\u0399.&nbsp;Please provide the ending number and declension(s) for each of the following adjectives. There are four possibilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 ending; 2nd declension (2-2)\n<ul>\n<li>(2-2) means that the first (M\/F) and second (N) set of endings are 2nd declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>3 ending; 1st and 2nd declension (2-1-2)\n<ul>\n<li>(2-1-2) means that the first (M) and third (N) are 2nd declension, the second (F) are 1st declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2 ending; 3rd declension (3-3)\n<ul>\n<li>(3-3) means that the first (M\/F) and second (N) set of endings are 3rd declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>3 ending; 1st and 3rd declension (3-1-3)\n<ul>\n<li>(3-1-3) means that the first (M) and third (N) set of endings are 3rd declension, and the second (F) set of endings are 1st declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>e.g .\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2, \u03bf\u03bd:&nbsp;2 ending; 2nd declension (2-2)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c0\u03bf\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03b1 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03b1\u1f30\u03ce\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03b7 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/li>\n<li>\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 -\u03ac -\u03cc\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u1f40\u03be\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 -\u03ae -\u03cc\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u1f25\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03cd\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0399I\u0399.&nbsp;Decline in full the following adjectives. Watch the&nbsp;accents!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>IV. Decline each noun\/adjective pair in full. Watch&nbsp;the&nbsp;accents!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The true book<\/li>\n<li>The larger battle<\/li>\n<li>The stronger horse<\/li>\n<li>The unjust poet<\/li>\n<li>The straight road<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>V. Download the worksheet available here (<a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/08\/Greek-Nouns-Adj-Pronouns-Master-List-Blank.pdf\">Greek Nouns Adj Pronouns Master List Blank<\/a>), and fill in the blanks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1328\" style=\"width: 2032px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/03\/1-4294.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-146\" src=\"\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294.jpeg\" alt=\"2007.11.1043\" width=\"2032\" height=\"1818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294.jpeg 2032w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294-300x268.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294-768x687.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294-1024x916.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294-65x58.jpeg 65w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294-225x201.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/1-4294-350x313.jpeg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2032px) 100vw, 2032px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A small votive plaque to Zeus Hypsistos. Cylinders at center are likely legs. 2nd c. A.D. Athenian Agora Excavations.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Adjectives: Other&nbsp;Declension Families<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We have already discussed the most common declension grouping for adjectives:&nbsp;Three-Ending 1st and 2nd Declension Adjectives (2-1-2).&nbsp;In this chapter, we cover the&nbsp;three other&nbsp;declension&nbsp;families:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-Ending 2nd Declension Adjectives (2-2)<\/li>\n<li>Two-Ending 3rd&nbsp;Declension Adjectives (3-3)<\/li>\n<li>Three-Ending 1st and 3rd&nbsp;Declension Adjectives (3-1-3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Two-Ending Adjectives: 2nd Declension (2-2)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A&nbsp;handful of adjectives, usually compounds, use 2nd DECLENSION endings for ALL GENDERS.&nbsp;For these adjectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both&nbsp;the MASCULINE&nbsp;and FEMININE forms share&nbsp;the SAME&nbsp;ENDINGS as 2nd DECLENSION&nbsp;MASCULINE nouns.<\/li>\n<li>The NEUTER&nbsp;form shares the same endings as 2nd DECLENSION NEUTER nouns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/span> <em>unjust<\/em> (S 289; GPH p. 24)<\/p>\n<p>Singular<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u1ff3<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u1ff3<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03b4\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Two-Ending Adjectives: 3rd Declension (3-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another small group of adjectives uses 3rd DECLENSION&nbsp;endings for ALL GENDERS. For these adjectives:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Both&nbsp;the MASCULINE&nbsp;and FEMININE forms share&nbsp;the SAME&nbsp;ENDINGS as 3rd&nbsp;DECLENSION&nbsp;MASCULINE\/FEMININE nouns.<\/li>\n<li>The NEUTER form&nbsp;uses the same endings as a 3rd&nbsp;DECLENSION NEUTER nouns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These adjectives tend to fall into one of two groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjectives ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7\u03c2<\/span> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>. These adjectives have a stem ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c3<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Adjectives ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>. These adjectives have a stem ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;Adjectives in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/span> (stem: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3<\/span>-) <em>true<\/em> (S 292; GPH p. 26)<\/p>\n<p>Singular<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u1fe6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">&nbsp;\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u1fc6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The contractions that produce the&nbsp;inflection of &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2 <\/span>adjectives are&nbsp;similar to nouns in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c3&nbsp;<\/span>that we have already studied, e.g.&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03a3\u03c9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2, -\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <\/span>(stem:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03a3\u03c9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ac\u03c4\u03b5\u03c3<\/span>-) and <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f14\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <\/span>(stem:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f14\u03c4\u03b5\u03c3<\/span>-). The main differences are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>For the NEUTER of&nbsp;3-3 adjectives, &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u03c2<\/span> does not become&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> in the nominative&nbsp;and accusative singular.<\/li>\n<li>The MASCULINE\/FEMININE accusative plural is identical to the nominative plural: &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;\u2192 &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That said, adjectives of this type are fairly rare. The only other common adjective inflected like <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/span> is&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c3\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/span> clear.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Adjectives ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd<\/span> (stem: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/span>-) <em>better<\/em> (S 293; GPH p. 11)<\/p>\n<p>Singular<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.3125px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.3125px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.3125px\">M\/F<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.3125px\">N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Dative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03ad\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M\/F<\/td>\n<td>N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b5\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03b9\u03cc\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03bd\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Notice that&nbsp;the&nbsp;inflection of &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd&nbsp;<\/span>adjectives<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">&nbsp;<\/span>is similar to nouns&nbsp;ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">&nbsp;<\/span>that we have already studied, e.g.&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b4\u03b1\u03af\u03bc\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/span>. Note&nbsp;that:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the MASCULINE\/FEMININE nominative singular, &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd\u03c2<\/span> becomes &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c9\u03bd<\/span> due to the loss of the <em>sigma<\/em>, and subsequent compensatory lengthening.<\/li>\n<li>In the dative plural of all genders, the &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span> of &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03bd\u03c3\u03b9<\/span> has dropped out, leaving only &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Three-Ending Adjectives: 1st and 3rd Declension (3-1-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The&nbsp;final group of adjectives uses 3rd DECLENSION&nbsp;endings for MASCULINE&nbsp;and NEUTER,&nbsp;but 1st DECLENSION&nbsp;endings for FEMININE.<\/p>\n<p>Note, however, that when&nbsp;modifying a FEMININE&nbsp;noun, they use SHORT&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1fb0<\/span>&#8211; in the NOMINATIVE&nbsp;and ACCUSATIVE&nbsp;SINGULAR. This change must be remembered, since&nbsp;it affects the ACCENT of these adjectives.&nbsp;These adjectives tend to fall into one of two groups:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adjectives ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c2<\/span> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c3\u03b1<\/span> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span>. These&nbsp;adjectives have a stem ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd\u03c4<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Adjectives ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd\u03c2<\/span> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1<\/span> &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd<\/span>. These&nbsp;adjectives have a stem ending in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5<\/span>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1.&nbsp;Adjectives in &nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c3\u03b1<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>While a handful of adjectives have their stem ending in&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd\u03c4<\/span>, we have already encountered the most common one:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1 \u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd&nbsp;<\/span><em>all, every, whole<\/em> (S 299; GPH p. 30). No others appear in our vocabulary lists.<\/p>\n<p>Singular:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">M<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.78125px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Dative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u1fc3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03af<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03b1\u03c3\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u1fb6\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03c3\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1<br \/>\n<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. Adjectives in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd\u03c2<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1<\/span>&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03cd<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>As you study this inflection pattern, note the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Remember that if&nbsp;the stem of the adjective ends in &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b5<\/span>, &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b9<\/span> or &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c1<\/span>, the singular forms change the &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03b7<\/span>&#8211; to &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1fb1<\/span>-. For 3-1-3 adjectives, however, the change affects only the GENITIVE&nbsp;and DATIVE&nbsp;SINGULAR. The&nbsp;nominative and accusative singular already have short &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1fb0<\/span>-.<\/li>\n<li>In the nominative and accusative singular of the masculine and neuter, the stem ends in&nbsp;&#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03c5<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>The masculine accusative singular ending is &#8211;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u03bd<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>The masculine&nbsp;nominative and accusative plural are identical:&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>Not all of the expected contractions occur: see, e.g.,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2<\/span>,&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd<\/span>, and&nbsp;<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03b1<\/span>.<\/li>\n<li>All adjectives of this declension family share the same persistent accent.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/span> (stem: <span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad<\/span>-) <em>sweet<\/em> (S 297; GPH p. 32)<\/p>\n<p>Singular:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">M<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Nominative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15.78125px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\">Genitive<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15.78125px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03bf\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Dative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u1fb3<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 15px\">\n<td style=\"height: 15px\">Accusative<\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"height: 15px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Plural:<\/p>\n<table class=\"no-lines\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><\/td>\n<td>M<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;F<\/td>\n<td>&nbsp;N<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nominative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Genitive<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u1ff6\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Dative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03b9\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03c3\u03b9<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Accusative<\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u1fd6\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u1f21\u03b4\u03ad\u03b1<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>Bringing It All Together<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>In the following charts you can see that you have now learned the endings of most nouns, adjectives, and pronouns that you will encounter in Greek. (To download this chart, click here: <a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/08\/Greek-Nouns-Adj-Pronouns-Master-List.pdf\">Greek Nouns Adj Pronouns Master List<\/a>.)<a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/08\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-147\" src=\"\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1132\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1.png 1132w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1-768x590.png 768w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1-1024x787.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1-65x50.png 65w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1-225x173.png 225w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-1-350x269.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1132px) 100vw, 1132px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ancientgreek.pressbooks.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/48881\/2017\/08\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-148\" src=\"\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/navegarvela\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1129\" height=\"869\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2.png 1129w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2-768x591.png 768w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2-1024x788.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2-65x50.png 65w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2-225x173.png 225w, https:\/\/www.publiconsulting.com\/wordpress\/ancientgreek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2016\/06\/Nouns-Master-List-of-Endings-2-350x269.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1129px) 100vw, 1129px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">&#8211; \u03c4\u1f78 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2 &#8211;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"textbox key-takeaways\">\n<h3>Key Terms and Concepts<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2ND&nbsp;DECLENSION TWO-ENDING ADJECTIVES (2-2)<\/li>\n<li>THE TWO STEM ENDINGS FOR&nbsp;3RD DECLENSION TWO-ENDING ADJECTIVES (3-3)<\/li>\n<li>THE&nbsp;TWO&nbsp;STEM ENDINGS FOR THREE-ENDING ADJECTIVES (3-1-3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Vocabulary<\/h3>\n<p><b>2nd Declension (2-2)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd unjust<\/li>\n<li>\u1f00\u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd impossible<\/li>\n<li>\u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd barbaric, not Greek, foreign<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03cd\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd allied<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>3rd Declension (3-3)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2 true<\/li>\n<li>\u1f00\u03bc\u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd better, stronger, braver<\/li>\n<li>\u03b2\u03b5\u03bb\u03c4\u03af\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd better<\/li>\n<li>\u1f10\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd smaller, less<\/li>\n<li>\u1f25\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd less, weaker<\/li>\n<li>\u03ba\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd stronger, better<\/li>\n<li>\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03af\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u1fd6\u03bf\u03bd or \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03ad\u03bf\u03bd more, larger<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2 clear<\/li>\n<li>\u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd worse, inferior<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>1st and 3rd Declension (3-1-3)<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd heavy, tedious<\/li>\n<li>\u03b2\u03c1\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd brief, short<\/li>\n<li>\u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd straight<\/li>\n<li>\u1f21\u03b4\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd sweet<\/li>\n<li>\u1f40\u03be\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd sharp, keen, shrill, pungent<\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd quick<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"textbox exercises\">\n<h3>Exercises<\/h3>\n<p>\u0399. Memorize the vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>\u0399\u0399.&nbsp;Please provide the ending number and declension(s) for each of the following adjectives. There are four possibilities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2 ending; 2nd declension (2-2)\n<ul>\n<li>(2-2) means that the first (M\/F) and second (N) set of endings are 2nd declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>3 ending; 1st and 2nd declension (2-1-2)\n<ul>\n<li>(2-1-2) means that the first (M) and third (N) are 2nd declension, the second (F) are 1st declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>2 ending; 3rd declension (3-3)\n<ul>\n<li>(3-3) means that the first (M\/F) and second (N) set of endings are 3rd declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>3 ending; 1st and 3rd declension (3-1-3)\n<ul>\n<li>(3-1-3) means that the first (M) and third (N) set of endings are 3rd declension, and the second (F) set of endings are 1st declension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>e.g .\u1f04\u03b4\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2, \u03bf\u03bd:&nbsp;2 ending; 2nd declension (2-2)<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u03b5\u1f50\u03b8\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c0\u03bf\u1fd6\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03b1 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03b1\u1f30\u03ce\u03bd\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2 \u2013\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03b7 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u1f00\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/li>\n<li>\u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03cc\u03c2 -\u03ac -\u03cc\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u1f40\u03be\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c2 -\u03ae -\u03cc\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u1f25\u03c4\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03cd\u03bc\u03bc\u03b1\u03c7\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>\u0399I\u0399.&nbsp;Decline in full the following adjectives. Watch the&nbsp;accents!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03b2\u03b1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 -\u03bf\u03bd<\/li>\n<li>\u03c3\u03b1\u03c6\u03ae\u03c2 -\u03ad\u03c2<\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03b1\u03c7\u03cd\u03c2 -\u03b5\u1fd6\u03b1 -\u03cd<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>IV. Decline each noun\/adjective pair in full. Watch&nbsp;the&nbsp;accents!<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The true book<\/li>\n<li>The larger battle<\/li>\n<li>The stronger horse<\/li>\n<li>The unjust poet<\/li>\n<li>The straight road<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>V. 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