Chapter 7 · Lesson 7.3 · Noun

Noun – Dative plural

1 min read3-question quiz

ObjectivesLearning objectives

  • The morphology of the dative pl

VocabularyVocabulary

GreekGlossPart of speechParadigm
ἡ Γαλιλαία, -αςthe GalileenounB.a.α.ii
ὁ φόβος, -ουthe fearnounB.a.β.i
ἡ λύπη, -ηςthe sorrownounB.a.α.i
ἡ ὀργή, -ῆςthe angernounB.a.α.i
ἡ ἀγορά, -ᾶςthe city squarenounB.a.α.ii
ἐγείρω σε(I) raise you (acc)verbC.a.ι

MorphologyMorphology: Noun – Dative plural

  • The masc and neut forms both end in -οις.
  • The fem form replaces the ο in the ending with an α.
  • See 3.1.3 and 4.2.3 to review how accents may change according to the final vowel length of a word.
Morphology: Noun – Dative plural
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Nominative pluralοἱ ἄνθρωπ-οιαἱ ἀδελφ-αίτὰ τέκν-α
Genitive pluralτῶν ἀνθρώπ-ωντῶν ἀδελφ-ῶντῶν τέκν-ων
Dative pluralτοῖςἀνθρώπ-οιςταῖςἀδελφ-αῖςτοῖςτέκν-οις
Accusative pluralτοὺς ἀνθρώπ-ουςτὰς ἀδελφ-άςτὰ τέκν-α
Lesson 7.3 quiz

Check your understanding

3 questions · self-graded

  1. 1What is the dative plural of ἡ ἀδελφή, with its article?
  2. 2In the dative plural, masculine and neuter nouns share the ending -οις.True or false
  3. 3What does ἡ ὀργή mean?

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