Chapter 9 · Lesson 9.1 · Pronoun

Pronoun – 3p

1 min read3-question quiz

ObjectivesLearning objectives

  • The morphology of the 3p pronouns

VocabularyVocabulary

GreekGlossPart of speechParadigm
ὁ ἄνεμος, -ουthe windnounB.a.β.i
ὁ θερισμός, -οῦthe harvestnounB.a.β.i
ὁ μισθός, -οῦthe wagenounB.a.β.i
ἡ ἐκκλησία, -αςthe congregationnounB.a.α.ii
ἡ γραφή, -ῆςthe ScripturesnounB.a.α.i
ἡ ῥίζα, -ηςthe rootnounB.a.α.iii

MorphologyMorphology: Pronoun – 3p

  • Like the 3s pronouns, to form the 3p pronouns you add an initial αὐ- to the article (see 7.3.3.1).
  • As in the singular, the nom masc and fem forms have the normal 1st and 2nd declension endings attached to αὐτinstead of the article attaching directly to αὐ-
Morphology: Pronoun – 3p
MasculineFeminineNeuter
Nominative pluralαὐτ-οίαὐτ-αίαὐ-τά
Genitive pluralαὐ-τῶναὐ-τῶναὐ-τῶν
Dative pluralαὐ-τοῖςαὐ-ταῖςαὐ-τοῖς
Accusative pluralαὐ-τούςαὐ-τάςαὐ-τά
Lesson 9.1 quiz

Check your understanding

3 questions · self-graded

  1. 1What is the genitive plural of the 3p pronoun (used for all genders)?
  2. 2Which is the feminine dative plural 3p pronoun?
  3. 3The neuter nominative and accusative plural of the 3p pronoun are both αὐτά.True or false

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