Greek grammar: Adjectives
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The beginner learner might want to know that the vast majority of Greek adjectives fall in the "-ος, -η, -ο" category. The other categories are considerably less often found.
In adjectives, the stress never changes position.
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-ος, -η, -ο
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | N | M | F | N | |
| Nom. | -ος | -η | -ο | -οι | -ες | -α |
| Gen. | -ου | -ης | -ου | -ων | -ων | -ων |
| Acc. | -ο | -η | -ο | -ους | -ες | -α |
When the root of the adjective ends in -ι-, in the feminine -η(ς) is replaced by -α(ς) in the singular.
There are also a few adjectives that replace in the feminine the -η(ς) by -ια(ς).
-υς, -ια, -υ and -ης, -ια, -η
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | N | M | F | N | |
| Nom. | -υς | -ια | -υ | -ιοι | -ιες | -ια |
| Gen. | -ιου | -ιας | -ιου | -ιων | -ιων | -ιων |
| Acc. | -υ | -ια | -υ | -ιους | -ιες | -ια |
There are also some that have -η(ς) in the masculine and neuter. The declension is the same:
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | N | M | F | N | |
| Nom. | -ης | -ια | -η | -ιοι | -ιες | -ια |
| Gen. | -ιου | -ιας | -ιου | -ιων | -ιων | -ιων |
| Acc. | -η | -ια | -η | -ιους | -ιες | -ια |
-ης, -ες
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/F | N | M/F | N | |
| Nom. | -ης | -ες | -εις | -η |
| Gen. | -ους | -ους | -ων | -ων |
| Acc. | -η | -ες | -εις | -η |
-ων, -ουσα, -ον
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | N | M | F | N | |
| Nom. | -ων | -ουσα | -ον | -οντες | -ουσες | -οντα |
| Gen. | -οντος | -ουσας | -οντος | -οντων | -ουσων | -οντων |
| Acc. | -οντα | -ουσα | -ον | -οντε | -ουσες | -οντα |
-ων, -ον
| Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/F | N | M/F | N | |
| Nom. | -ων | -ον | -ονες | -ονα |
| Gen. | -ονος | -ονος | -ονων | -ονων |
| Acc. | -ονα | -ον | -ονες | -ονα |
-ης, -α, -ικο
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | N | M | F | N | |
| Nom. | -ης | -α | -ικο | -ηδες | -ες | -ικα |
| Gen. | -η | -ας | -ικου | -ηδων | -ων (?) | -ικων |
| Acc. | -η | -α | -ικο | -ηδες | -ες | -ικα |
The irregular adjective πολύς
| Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | F | N | M | F | N | |
| Nom. | πολύς | πολλή | πολύ | πολλοί | πολλές | πολλά |
| Gen. | πολλού | πολλής | πολλού | πολλών | πολλών | πολλών |
| Acc. | πολύ | πολλή | πολύ | πολλούς | πολλές | πολλά |
The Vocative
The declensions above only show the Nominative, Genitive and Accusative. There is a fourth case in Modern Greek, the Vocative.
It is not shown because it is equal to the accusative in all cases except masculine adjectives ending in -ος. In this declension, the vocative singular is made with the ending -ε insted of -ο. In the plural it is equal to the accusative.
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