{"id":1426,"date":"2014-05-13T14:14:46","date_gmt":"2014-05-13T14:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2014-05-13T14:14:46","modified_gmt":"2014-05-13T14:14:46","slug":"feminine-nouns-ending-in-%ce%bf%cf%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/feminine-nouns-ending-in-%ce%bf%cf%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Feminine nouns ending in – \u03bf\u03c2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Summer is on its way and my mind is travelling to the Greek islands. Before taking the ferry though, let’s\u00a0 do some grammar.
\nSome of the islands names end in –\u03bf\u03c2<\/em>: \u039c\u03cd\u03ba\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (Mykonos), \u03a1\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (Rodos, Rhodes), \u0396\u03ac\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (Zakynthos) etc. The nouns ending in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> give Greek learners a hard time. When they find in a text a noun ending in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> they usually think it\u2019s masculine. However, there is a list of feminine and neuter nouns which also end in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2<\/em>. Some of these nouns are used every day, so it would be good to know how they are declined.<\/p>\n

Explanation of terms and abbreviations<\/span><\/h3>\n

– \u0395\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (eneekos areethmos)= singular
\n– \u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (pleetheenteekos arithmos)= plural
\n– \u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc.<\/strong> (\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/em>, onomasteekee)= nominative
\n– \u0393\u03b5\u03bd.<\/strong> (\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/em>, geneekee)= genitive
\n– \u0391\u03b9\u03c4.<\/strong> (\u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/em>, eteeateekee)= accusative
\n– Penultimate<\/strong>= the syllable next to the last
\n– Antepenultimate<\/strong>= the third syllable counting back from the end<\/p>\n

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When a feminine noun is stressed in the ending<\/span> or the penultimate<\/span>, the stress it kept over the same syllable in all cases. (See the declination of \u03b7 \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong>, \u03b7 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 <\/strong>below<\/em>)
\nWhen a feminine noun is stressed in the antepenultimate<\/span>, the accent moves to the penultimate<\/span> in the genitive case (\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong>, geneekee) <\/em> in singular and plural and in the accusative<\/em> (\u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/strong>, aiteeateekee)<\/em> in plural.<\/p>\n

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Declination examples<\/span><\/h3>\n

Below, you can see the declination of three feminine nouns ending in -\u03bf\u03c2:<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> (ee eethopeeos)= actress<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (ee leoforos)= avenue<\/p>\n

\u03b7 \u03ad\u03be\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> (ee exodos)= exit<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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\u0395\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/p>\n

(Enikos areethmos)<\/p>\n

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O\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc. <\/p>\n

\u0393\u03b5\u03bd.<\/p>\n

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\u0391\u03b9\u03c4.<\/p>\n

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\u03b7 \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/strong>(ee eethopeeos)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(tees eethopeeou)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03cc<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(teen eethopeeo)<\/td>\n

\u03b7 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc<\/span>\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong>(ee leoforos)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc<\/span>\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong><\/p>\n

(tees leoforou)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b7 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc<\/span>\u03c1\u03bf<\/strong><\/p>\n

(tee leoforo)<\/td>\n

\u03b7 \u03ad<\/span>\u03be\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong>(eeexodos)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03be\u03cc<\/span>\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5<\/strong><\/p>\n

(tees exodou)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03ad<\/span>\u03be\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf<\/strong><\/p>\n

(teen exodo)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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\u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/p>\n

(Pleetheentikos areethmos)<\/p>\n

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O\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc. <\/p>\n

\u0393\u03b5\u03bd.<\/p>\n

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\u0391\u03b9\u03c4.<\/p>\n

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\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03af<\/span><\/strong>(ee eethopeeee)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03ce\u03bd<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(ton eethopeeoon)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf\u03cd\u03c2<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(tees eethopeeous)<\/td>\n

\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc<\/span>\u03c1\u03bf\u03b9<\/strong>(ee leoforee)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc<\/span>\u03c1\u03c9\u03bd<\/strong><\/p>\n

(ton leoforon)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03cc<\/span>\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong><\/p>\n

(tees leoforous)<\/td>\n

\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ad<\/span>\u03be\u03bf\u03b4\u03bf\u03b9<\/strong>(eeexodee)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03be\u03cc<\/span>\u03b4\u03c9\u03bd<\/strong><\/p>\n

(tonexodon)<\/p>\n

\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03be\u03cc<\/span>\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong><\/p>\n

(tees exodous)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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