The -η and -α nouns, nearly all feminine. · about 20 minutes
The first declension holds nouns ending in -η or -α. Almost all are feminine, so their endings look like the feminine article ἡ τῆς τῇ τήν.
First declension: ψυχή
singular
plural
nominative
ψυχή3k
ψυχαί312
genitive
ψυχῆς5k
ψυχῶν271
dative
ψυχῇ1k
ψυχαῖς560
accusative
ψυχήν4k
ψυχάς857
vocative
ψυχή49
ψυχαί4
After ε, ι or ρ the singular keeps α instead of η (χώρα "land"). Some nouns have a short α in the nominative and accusative singular (δόξα "opinion, glory"). The plural is the same for all of them.
First declension, long α: χώρα
After ε, ι or ρ the singular keeps α instead of η.
ψυχάς is accusative plural of ψυχή: the wrath of Achilles sent many "souls" down to Hades. (Homer's Greek differs from Classical Attic in many ways, but this ending is the same.)
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