LESSON 6: A-Declension—Feminines in α.
Objectives
In this chapter, you will learn the how to decline first declension feminine nouns that end in alpha. You should learn and practice this drill form and complete the exercises below before moving on to the next chapter.
Paradigms for A-Declension—Feminines in α.
61. A few feminines end in α (short). This α appears only in the nominative, accusative, and vocative singular. The genitive and dative have ᾱ, if ε, ι, or ρ precedes, otherwise η.
| γέφῡρα (Bridge) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative and Vocative Singular | γέφῡρα |
| Genitive Singular | γεφύρᾱς |
| Dative Singular | γεφύρᾳ |
| Accusative Singular | γέφῡραν |
| Nominative, Accusative and Vocative Dual | γεφύρᾱ |
| Genitive and Dative Dual | γεφύραιν |
| Nominative and Vocative Plural | γέφῡραι |
| Genitive Plural | γεφῡρῶν |
| Dative Plural | γεφύραις |
| Accusative Plural | γεφύρᾱς |
| θάλαττα (Sea) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative and Vocative Singular | θάλαττα |
| Genitive Singular | θαλάττης |
| Dative Singular | θαλάττῃ |
| Accusative Singular | θάλατταν |
| Nominative, Accusative and Vocative Dual | θαλάττᾱ |
| Genitive and Dative Dual | θαλάτταιν |
| Nominative and Vocative Plural | θάλατται |
| Genitive Plural | θαλαττῶν |
| Dative Plural | θαλάτταις |
| Accusative Plural | θαλάττᾱς |
| μάχαιρα ἀγαθή (A Good Sabre) | |
|---|---|
| Nominative and Vocative Singular | μάχαιρα ἀγαθή |
| Genitive Singular | μαχαίρᾱς ἀγαθῆς |
| Dative Singular | μαχαίρᾳ ἀγαθῇ |
| Accusative Singular | μάχαιραν ἀγαθήν |
| Nominative, Accusative and Vocative Dual | μαχαίρᾱ ἀγαθά |
| Genitive and Dative Dual | μαχαίραιν ἀγαθαῖν |
| Nominative and Vocative Plural | μάχαιραι ἀγαθαί |
| Genitive Plural | μαχαιρῶν ἀγαθῶν |
| Dative Plural | μαχαίραις ἀγαθαῖς |
| Accusative Plural | μαχαίρᾱς ἀγαθάς |
α. For the accent, see 35, 21, 39.
63. VOCABULARY.
| ἅμαξα, ης, ἡ | wagon. |
| ἀγαθή | adj., good, brave. |
| γέφῡρα, ᾱς, ἡ | bridge. |
| εἰς | prep. with acc., into, to (a proclitic). |
| ἐπί | prep.: with gen., on, upon; with dat., on, by, at; with acc., upon, to, against. |
| στενή | adj., narrow. |
| θάλαττα, ης, ἡ, | sea. |
| μάχαιρα, ης, ἡ | knife, sabre. (cf. μάχη); |
| πέλτη, ης, ή | shield, target. |
| τράπεζα, ης, ἡ | table. |
64. READ ALOUD AND TRANSLATE:
| 1. ἡ θάλαττα στενὴ ἦν. |
| 2. ἔχει οἰκίᾱς ἐπὶ τῇ θαλάττῃ; |
| 3. τραπέζᾱς ἐπὶ τῶν ἁμαξῶν ἄγετε. |
| 4. εἰς τὴν ἀγορὰν πέμπουσιν ἁμάξᾱς. |
| 5. ἐπὶ τῇ γεφύρᾳ φυλακὴν ἔχει ἀγαθήν. |
| 6. πέλτᾱς ἔχομεν καὶ μαχαίρᾱς ἀγαθάς. |
| 7. ἐπὶ τὴν θάλατταν οὐκ ἄγω τὴν φυλακήν. |
| 8. πέμπεις μαχαίρᾱς τῇ στρατιᾷ; |
| 9. ἐπὶ τὴν γέφῡραν οὐκ ἄγει τὴν στρατιάν. |
| 10. τὴν χώρᾱν ἁρπάζεις ἐκ θαλάττης εἰς θάλατταν. |
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A Work In Progress: Expect things to change and know that you will find errors as you use this tutorial.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Please see the acknowledgments page for a list of the on-line resources that have contributed to this project.
Return to daedalus.umkc.edu