{"id":1720,"date":"2014-12-12T13:41:21","date_gmt":"2014-12-12T13:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=1720"},"modified":"2014-12-12T13:41:21","modified_gmt":"2014-12-12T13:41:21","slug":"greek-neuter-nouns-ending-in-%ce%bf%cf%82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-neuter-nouns-ending-in-%ce%bf%cf%82\/","title":{"rendered":"Greek neuter nouns ending in -\u03bf\u03c2"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1723\" style=\"width: 330px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/32\/40415741_230595b786_n.jpg\" aria-label=\"40415741 230595b786 N\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1723\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1723\"  alt=\"Gianni Dominici under a CC license on Flickr.\" width=\"320\" height=\"213\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/12\/40415741_230595b786_n.jpg\"><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gianni Dominici under a CC license on Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A few months ago there was a post about<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/feminine-nouns-ending-in-%CE%BF%CF%82\/\"> feminine nouns ending in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2<\/a>. This article is about neuter nouns which end in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2. Some of these nouns can be found in English words: chaos (\u03c7\u03ac\u03bf\u03c2), anthology (from \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2, <em>anthos<\/em>: flower), analgesic (from \u03ac\u03bb\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2, <em>algos<\/em>: pain), calisthenics (from \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2, <em>kalos<\/em>: beauty) etc.<\/p>\n<p>Some neuter nouns ending in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2 are related to measurement:<\/p>\n<p>\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 <em>(vathos)<\/em>: depth<\/p>\n<p>\u03c4\u03bf \u03cd\u03c8\u03bf\u03c2 <em>(eepsos)<\/em>: height<\/p>\n<p>\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ae\u03ba\u03bf\u03c2<em> (meekos)<\/em>: length<\/p>\n<p>\u03c4\u03bf \u03c0\u03bb\u03ac\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2 <em>(platos)<\/em>: width<\/p>\n<p>\u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2 <em>(varos)<\/em>: weight<\/p>\n<p>Below there are two examples of the declination of neuter nouns: \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 (lathos, mistake), \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03b4\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 (edafos, ground)<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Explanation of terms and abbreviations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013 <strong>\u0395\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> <strong>\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> <em>(eneekos areethmos)<\/em>= singular<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>\u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> <strong>\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/strong> <em>(pleetheenteekos arithmos)<\/em>= plural<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>\u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> (<em>\u03bf\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/em>, <em>onomasteekee<\/em>)= nominative<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>\u0393\u03b5\u03bd<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> (<em>\u03b3\u03b5\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/em>, <em>geneekee<\/em>)= genitive<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>\u0391\u03b9\u03c4<\/strong><strong>.<\/strong> (<em>\u03b1\u03b9\u03c4\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/em>, <em>eteeateekee<\/em>)= accusative<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>Penultimate<\/strong>= the syllable next to the last<br \/>\n\u2013 <strong>Antepenultimate<\/strong>= the third syllable counting back from the end<\/p>\n<p>\u0395\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc. \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 <em>(to lathos)\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03b4\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 <em>(to edafos)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03bd. \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <em>(tou lathous)\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ac\u03c6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 <em>(tou edafous)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03b9\u03c4. \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2\u00a0\u00a0 <em>(to lathos)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03b4\u03b1\u03c6\u03bf\u03c2 <em>(to edafos)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc. \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7 <em>(ta lathee)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ac\u03c6\u03b7 <em>(ta edafi)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03bd. \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bb\u03b1\u03b8\u03ce\u03bd <em>(ton lathon)\u00a0\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b4\u03b1\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd <em>(ton edafon)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03b9\u03c4. \u03c4\u03b1 \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7 <em>(ta lathee)<\/em>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03b4\u03ac\u03c6\u03b7 <em>(ta edafee)<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You can find the declinations here:<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/12\/oudetera-se-os.pdf\">oudetera se os<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The neuter nouns ending in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2 are stressed in the penultimate or the ante-penultimate. In the genitive case in plural the accent is placed over the ending: \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b4\u03b1\u03c3\u03ce\u03bd, \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b4\u03b1\u03c6\u03ce\u03bd, \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03b5\u03b8\u03ce\u03bd, \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ce\u03bd etc.<\/li>\n<li>When a noun is stressed in the ante-penultimate, the accent moves to the penultimate in the genitive in singular and in the nominative and the accusative in plural.<\/li>\n<li>The nouns <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>oros<\/em>, mount), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>anthos<\/em>, flower), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03b5\u03af\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>heelos<\/em>, lip) form the genitive: \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03bf\u03c1\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd, \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd, \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c7\u03b5\u03b9\u03bb\u03ad\u03c9\u03bd.<\/li>\n<li>Some nouns do not form the plural: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03c7\u03ac\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>haos<\/em>, chaos), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03b8\u03ac\u03c1\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>tharos<\/em>, courage), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>keeros<\/em>, prestige), \u03c4\u03bf <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03ba\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>kostos<\/em>, cost, price), <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">\u03c4\u03bf \u03b8\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03bf\u03c2<\/span> (<em>thrasos<\/em>, audacity), etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Examples:<\/p>\n<p>1. \u0393\u03bd\u03c9\u03c1\u03af\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 <strong>\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce\u03bd<\/strong> \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0395\u03c5\u03c1\u03ce\u03c0\u03b7\u03c2; (<em>gnoreezees tees seemaies ton kraton tis Evropees<\/em>): Do you know the flags of the European states?<\/p>\n<p>2. \u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03bf \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 <strong>\u03c4\u03bf \u03bc\u03ad\u03b3\u03b5\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2<\/strong> \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b3\u03b7\u03c2; (<em>peeo eenai to megethos tees gees<\/em>): What is the size of the earth?<\/p>\n<p>3. \u00ab\u03a4\u03b9 \u03b2\u03bb\u03ad\u03c0\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b1\u03b9\u03b4\u03b9\u03ac;\u00bb \u00ab\u03a4\u03bf \u03a1\u03bf\u03bc\u03c0\u03ad\u03bd <strong>\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u0394\u03b1\u03c3\u03ce\u03bd<\/strong>.\u00bb (<em>Tee vlepoun ta paidia? To Roben ton Dason<\/em>): \u201cWhat are the children watching?\u201d \u201cRobin Hood\u201d (<em>lit: Robin of the Forests<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>4. \u0393\u03b9\u03b1\u03c4\u03af \u03ba\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03b1\u03bb\u03ac\u03c2 \u03c4\u03cc\u03c3\u03b1 <strong>\u03b2\u03ac\u03c1\u03b7<\/strong>; (<em>Yatee kouvalas tosa varee<\/em>): Why are you carrying such heavy things? (<em>lit: why are you carrying so<\/em> <em>many weights<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p>5. \u0398\u03b1 \u03ae\u03b8\u03b5\u03bb\u03b1 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c3\u03ac\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c6\u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c4\u03b1 <strong>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c0\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2<\/strong>. (<em>Tha eethela ena tsaee me frouta tou pathous<\/em>): I would like a passion fruit tea.<\/p>\n<p>6. \u0388\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03cc\u03bd\u03bf \u03b4\u03cd\u03bf <strong>\u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03b7<\/strong> \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2. (<em>Ekana mono deeo lathee stees askeesees<\/em>): I made only two mistakes in the exercises.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"320\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2014\/12\/40415741_230595b786_n.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image tmp-hide-img\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><p>A few months ago there was a post about feminine nouns ending in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2. This article is about neuter nouns which end in \u2013\u03bf\u03c2. Some of these nouns can be found in English words: chaos (\u03c7\u03ac\u03bf\u03c2), anthology (from \u03ac\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2, anthos: flower), analgesic (from \u03ac\u03bb\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2, algos: pain), calisthenics (from \u03ba\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03bf\u03c2, kalos: beauty) etc. Some neuter nouns&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"post-item__readmore\"><a class=\"btn btn--md\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/greek-neuter-nouns-ending-in-%ce%bf%cf%82\/\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":1723,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[292972,971,363529,363531],"class_list":["post-1720","post","type-post","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-grammar","tag-greek-grammar","tag-neuter-nouns","tag-noun-declination","tag-use-of-nouns"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1720"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1726,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1720\/revisions\/1726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}