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GREEK LANGUAGE
FIRST YEAR
Dr .Noha Abdel Rahman
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- First Declension Nouns
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1- First Declension Nouns
Table of definite Article
(The)
No. Case Masc. Fem. Neut.
Nom. ὁ ἡ τὸ
Voc. ὦ ὦ ὦ
Sin. Acc. τὸν τὴν τὸ
Gen. τοῦ τῆς τοῦ
Dat. τῷ τῇ τῷ
Nom. οἱ αἱ τὰ
Voc. ὦ ὦ ὦ
Pl. Acc. τοὺς τὰς τὰ
Gen. τῶν τῶν τῶν
Dat. τοῖς ταῖς τοῖς
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First Declension Nouns
Feminine
Feminine Nouns 1st Declension
Νο. Case Article α Pure η Pure α non-pure
Sin. Nom. ἡ α η α
Voc. ὦ α η α
Acc. τήν αν ην αν
Gen. τής ας ης ης
Dat. τῇ ᾳ ῃ ῃ
PL. Nom. αἱ αι αι αι
Voc. ὦ αι αι αι
Acc. τάς ας ας ας
Gen. τῶν ων ων ων
Dat. ταῖς αις αις αις
N.B
ﻋﻨﺪ اﻟﺘﻌﺎﻣﻞ ﻣﻊ اﻻﺳﻤﺎء ﻻﺑﺪ ان ﺗﻨﻘﺴﻢ اﻟﻜﻠﻤﺔ اﻟﻲ ﺟﺰءﯾﻦ
-stem
- ending
E.G
1- ἡ θυρ-α door
2- ἡ ἂνασσ-α princess
3- ἡ τιμ-η value
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VOCABULARY
1ST Declension Feminine Nouns
In α Pure
ἡ θυρα door
ἡ θεα goddess
ἡ σοφια wisdom
ἡ φιλια love, friendship
ἡ φιλοσοφια philosophy
ἡ ἀληθεια truth
ἡ οἰκια house
ἡ ἑταιρα prostitute
ἡ χωρα land, country
ἡ θυσια sacrifice
ἡ κιθαρα harp
ἡ σωτηρια safety, a saving
ἡ γεφυρα bridge
ἡ βασιλεια queen
ἡ ἱστορια history
ἡ ἐλευθερια freedom, liberty
ἡ ἡμερα day, the light of the day
ἡ πολιτεια state, government
ἡ ἀγορα agora, market-place
ἡ ζημια fine, punishment, penalty
In α Non-Pure
ἡ θεραπαινα maidservant
ἡ τραπεζα table
ἡ ἂνασσα princess
ἡ δεσποινα mistress
ἡ θαλαττα seα
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In η Pure
ἡ τιμη value
ἡ κορη girl, maid
ἡ κωμη village
ἡ ἀρετη virtue, courage, quality
ἡ ἀρχη rule, beginning
ἡ βουλη the council, Senate
ἡ γῆ earth, land
ἡ γνωμη opinion
ἡ δικη justice
ἡ εἰρηνη peace, time of peace
ἡ τεχνη art, skill, craft.
ἡ ἡδονη pleasure, enjoyment
ἡ κεφαλη head, capital, source (of a river)
ἡ μαχη battle, fight
ἡ νικη victory
ἡ πυλη gate
ἡ σεληνη moon
ἡ στρωμνη bed
ἡ σχολη leisure, spare time
ἡ τροφη food ριτης judge
ὁ στρατιωτης soldier
ὁ ὁπλιτης hoplite, heavy-armed soldier
ὁ τοξοτης archer
ὁ εὐργετης benefactor
ὁ ποιητης poet
ὁ τεχνιτης artist
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1ST Declension proper & City
A) Feminine
- ἡ Ἀθήνη (f) Athene, goddess of wisdom.
- αἱ Ἀθῆναι (f.pl.) Athens.
- ἡ Ἀρµενία (f) Armenia.
- ἡ Ἀσία (f) Asia, Asia minor.
- ἡ Ἀττική (f) Attica.
- ἡ Ἐλ∑φαντίνη (f) Elephantine, a city in upper Egypt.
- ἡ Εὐρώπη (f) Europe.
- αἱ Θερµοπύλαι (f.pl.) Thermopylae, a narrow pass in
Thessaly.
- αἱ Θῆβαι (f.pl.) Thebes, name of cities
- ἡ Σικελία (f) Sicily, name of an island.
- ἡ Σπάρτη (f) Sparta.
- αἱ Συρακούσαι (f.pl.) Syracuse.
- ἡ Ἀφροδίτη (f) Aphrodite, goddess of love.
- ἡ Ἥρα (f) Herā, queen of the goddesses.
- ἡ Ξανθίππη (f) Xanthippe, the wife of Socrates.
B) Masculine
- ὁ Ἀρισταγόρας (m) Aristagoras, a Greek general.
- ὁ Εὐφράτης (m) The river Euphrates.
- ὁ Λεωνίδας (m) Leonidas, King of Sparta. Killed at
the defense of the pass of Thermopylae.
- ὁ Ξέρξης (m) Xeres, a Persian king.
- ὁ Πέρσης (m) a Persian.
- ὁ Κλεινίας (m) Kleinias, a young friend of Socrates.
- ὁ Λυσίας (m) Lysias, a famous orator.
- ὁ Φιδίας (m) Phidias, a famous Athenian sculptor.
- ὁ Γοργίας (m) Gorgias one of the most famous of
the sophists.
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First Declension Nouns
Masculine
Masculine Nouns 1st Declension
Νο. Case Article ης Ας
Nom. ὁ ης ας
Voc. ὦ α α
Acc. τόν ην αν
Sin.
Gen. τοῦ ου ου
Dat. τῷ ῃ ᾳ
Nom. οἱ αι αι
Voc. ὦ αι αι
PL. Acc. τούς ας ας
Gen. τῶν ων ων
Dat. τοῖς αις αις
VOCABULARY
1ST Declension masculine Nouns
ὁ νεανί- ας young man
ὁ πολιτ- ης citizen
ὁ δεσποτης master, lord, an owner
ὁ δικαστης juror, juryman
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ὁ θεατης spectator (pl. audience)
ὁ κλεπτης thief, deceiver
ὁ ἱπποτης horseman
ὁ κυπερνητης captain, governor, steersman
ὁ μαθητης student, pupil, learner
ὁ ναυτης sailor
ὁ οἰκετης house-servant
ὁ οἰκιστης founder
ὁ πρεσβευτης an ambassador
ὁ σοφιστης a sophist, thinker, a professor.
ὁ ὑβριστης criminal, ungovernable man
