{"id":2046,"date":"2015-11-30T21:31:15","date_gmt":"2015-11-30T21:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2046"},"modified":"2015-11-30T21:31:15","modified_gmt":"2015-11-30T21:31:15","slug":"about-feminine-nouns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/about-feminine-nouns\/","title":{"rendered":"About feminine nouns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2051\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/5\/4021\/4520976159_91749fe2df.jpg\" aria-label=\"4520976159 91749fe2df\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2051\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2051\"  alt=\"by CarbonNYC [in SF!] under a CC license on Flickr.\" width=\"500\" height=\"338\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/4520976159_91749fe2df.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/4520976159_91749fe2df.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/4520976159_91749fe2df-350x237.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2051\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by CarbonNYC [in SF!] under a CC license on Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Most feminine nouns which end in &#8211;<strong><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b7 <\/span><\/strong>form the plural in &#8211;<span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong>: <strong>\u03b7 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b7<\/strong>, <strong>\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03cc\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> (<\/span>daughter, daughters), <span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03b7<\/strong> <strong>\u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b7<\/strong>, <strong>\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c6\u03af\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> (<\/span>friend, friends), <span lang=\"el-GR\"><strong>\u03b7 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03ba\u03b7, \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03ac\u03b3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2<\/strong> (<\/span>need, needs) etc. However, some of them have their own declination. They form two groups:<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">1.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> They are stressed on the penultimate syllable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03c5\u03c4\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03af \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 <strong>\u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong>. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">This key has many uses. (lit)<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039e\u03ad\u03c1\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03b7\u03bc\u03b1\u03c3\u03af\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae\u03c2 <strong>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7\u03c2<\/strong>; <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Do you know the meaning of this word?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u03a4\u03bf \u0386\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u0398\u03ae\u03b2\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03ad\u03c2 <strong>\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/strong>. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Argos and Thebes are small cities.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03c1\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c6\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03c2 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03ad\u03c0\u03b5\u03b9\u03b5\u03c2 <strong>\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c0\u03c1\u03ac\u03be\u03b5\u03ce\u03bd<\/strong> \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. <em><span lang=\"en-US\">You have to think about the consequences of your actions.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039c\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03b3\u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5, \u03b1\u03c5\u03c4\u03ae <strong>\u03b7 \u03b8\u03ad\u03c3\u03b7<\/strong> \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03cd\u03b8\u03b5\u03c1\u03b7;<em> <span lang=\"en-US\">Excuse me, is this sit free?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"el-GR\">\u0395\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u03a0\u03bb\u03b7\u03b8\u03c5\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03bd\u03bf\u03bc. \u03b7 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03bd. \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b7\u03c2 \/ \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03b9\u03c4. \u03c4\u03b7 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4. \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c8\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">These nouns are always stressed on the penultimate syllable.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Common nouns with the same conjugation: <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b4\u03cd\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>west<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ba\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>crisis<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7 <\/span>(<em>use<\/em><span lang=\"el-GR\">), \u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7 (<\/span><em>faith<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03c6\u03c1\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>phrase<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03c3\u03b7 <\/span>(<em>knowledge<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>basis<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03bb\u03cd\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>solution<\/em>) etc.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">2.<span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"> They are stressed over the antipenult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Examples:<\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03cc\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c0\u03ac\u03c1\u03c9 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03c0\u03bf\u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03ad\u03c3\u03bc\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 <strong>\u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03be\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03ce\u03bd<\/strong> \u03bc\u03bf\u03c5; <em><span lang=\"en-US\">When will I get my test results?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u039f\u03c1\u03af\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b7 <strong>\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03b4\u03b5\u03b9\u03be\u03ae<\/strong> \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2, \u03ba\u03cd\u03c1\u03b9\u03b5.<em> <span lang=\"en-US\">Here is your receipt, sir.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u03a0\u03bf\u03b9\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03b7 \u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03b1<strong> \u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03ae\u03c2<\/strong> \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2; <em><span lang=\"en-US\">What is your date of birth?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u03a3\u03bf\u03c5 \u03b1\u03c1\u03ad\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9 <strong>\u03b7 \u03c0\u03bf\u03af\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/strong>; <em><span lang=\"en-US\">Do you like poetry?<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u0395\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc\u03c2 \u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03b8\u03bc\u03cc\u03c2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\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. \u03b7 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03bd. \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \/ \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd<\/p>\n<p>\u0391\u03b9\u03c4. \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n<p>\u039a\u03bb\u03b7\u03c4. \u03b5\u03af\u03b4\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u03b5\u03b9\u03b4\u03ae\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">In singular, the accent is over the antipenult <span lang=\"el-GR\">(<\/span>except the second type of the genitive case: <em>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4<strong>\u03ae<\/strong>\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03c2<\/em>) but in plural, the accent is moved (<em>\u03bf\u03b9 \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4<strong>\u03ae<\/strong>\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2, \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd \u03b5\u03b9\u03b4<strong>\u03ae<\/strong>\u03c3\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd etc.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en-US\">Common nouns with the same conjugation: <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>comfort<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b1\u03c0\u03cc\u03c6\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>decision<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b3\u03ad\u03bd\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>birth<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b4\u03cd\u03bd\u03b1\u03bc\u03b7 (<\/span><em>power, strength<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ba\u03c5\u03b2\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>government<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03ba\u03cc\u03bb\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7 (<\/span><em>hell<\/em>), <span lang=\"el-GR\">\u03b5\u03c0\u03af\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c8\u03b7 (<\/span><em>visit<\/em>), etc.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2052\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/4\/3702\/20014423182_614d0dba95.jpg\" aria-label=\"20014423182 614d0dba95\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2052\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2052\"  alt=\"by heipei under a CC license on Flickr.\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/20014423182_614d0dba95.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/20014423182_614d0dba95.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2015\/11\/20014423182_614d0dba95-350x233.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2052\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">by heipei under a CC license on Flickr.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0386\u03c3\u03ba\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7<\/p>\n<p>1. \u039f \u0393\u03b9\u03ce\u03c1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c2 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c0\u03bf\u03bb\u03bb\u03ad\u03c2 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <em>(\u03b3\u03bd\u03ce\u03c3\u03b7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2. \u039f\u03b9 \u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9\u03c0\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c9\u03c0\u03bf\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u03b8\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03bd\u03c4\u03b7\u03b8\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 23 \u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03c4\u03af\u03bf\u03c5.<em> (\u03ba\u03c5\u03b2\u03ad\u03c1\u03bd\u03b7\u03c3\u03b7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>3. \u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b1\u03b3\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03bc\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae \u03c0\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03bf\u03b4\u03b7\u03b3\u03af\u03b5\u03c2 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <em>(\u03c7\u03c1\u03ae\u03c3\u03b7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>4. \u0388\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03ad\u03bd\u03b1 \u03bc\u03b1\u03b3\u03b1\u03b6\u03af \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03ba\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03bf \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <em>(\u03c0\u03cc\u03bb\u03b7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>5. \u0394\u03b5\u03bd \u03be\u03ad\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03b5 \u03b1\u03ba\u03cc\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03b7\u03bc\u03b5\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b7\u03bd\u03af\u03b1 \u03c4\u03c9\u03bd &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; <em>(\u03b5\u03be\u03ad\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>6. \u0394\u03b5 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03c6\u03c9\u03bd\u03ce \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u03c3\u03bf\u03c5. <em>(\u03ac\u03c0\u03bf\u03c8\u03b7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>7. \u0392\u03c1\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b9\u03c2 \u03ac\u03b3\u03bd\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c2 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03ba\u03cc. <em>(\u03bb\u03ad\u03be\u03b7)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>8. \u03a4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03c9\u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af\u03bf \u03ba\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5\u03b9 \u03c4\u03c1\u03b9\u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b5\u03af\u03ba\u03bf\u03c3\u03b9 &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230; 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