Noun – 3rd Declension neuter singular

ObjectivesLearning objectives

• The morphology of 3rd Declension neut sg nouns

VocabularyVocabulary

GrammarGrammar Topic: Noun – 3rd Declension neuter singular

Remember, a noun declension is just a group of nouns that share the same endings, or in other words, they are declined in the same way. Because third declension is the most diverse of the declensions in Greek, we will learn a lot of different variations of the pattern you will see in this lesson.

MorphologyMorphology: Noun – 3rd Declension neuter singular

• The nom and acc forms are the same like 2nd declension neut nouns, e.g. τέκνον (see 3.2.3.1).
• The final τ drops out in the nom and acc sg.
• The gen sg ending is -ος, where we see the characteristic o-class vowel of the gen (see also 3.2.3.1, 6.1.3.1, 6.2.3.1).
• The dat sg ending is -ι where the ι marks the dat (see 3.1.4.1 – note the iota subscript under the dat sg, 6.1.3.1, 6.2.3.1).

• Some neut 3rd declension nouns, such as κέρας, end in σ in the nom and acc.
• The final τ still drops out in the nom and acc sg