Appendix:Ancient Greek second declension

Greek nouns of the second declension are masculines and feminines in -ος (-os), and neuters in -ον (-on). For those in -ως (-ōs) and -ων (-ōn) (Attic nouns), see Appendix:Ancient Greek Attic declension.

Suffixes

By gender
Regular nouns
Masculine & Feminine Neuter
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Nominative -ος-ω-οι-ον-ω-ᾰ
Vocative -ε
Accusative -ον-ους
Genitive -ου-οιν-ων-ου-οιν-ων
Dative -ῳ-οις-ῳ-οις
By number
Regular nouns
Singular Dual Plural
Masc.Fem.Neut.Masc.Fem.Neut.Masc.Fem.Neut.
Nominative -ος-ον-ω-οι-ᾰ
Vocative -ε
Accusative -ον-ους
Genitive -ου-οιν-ων
Dative -ῳ-οις

Examples

Regular nouns
Masculine & Feminine Neuter
πόλεμος m (pólemos, “war”) μῆλον n (mêlon, “apple”)
Singular Dual Plural Singular Dual Plural
Nominative πόλεμοςπολέμωπόλεμοιμῆλονμήλωμῆλᾰ
Vocative πόλεμε
Accusative πόλεμονπολέμους
Genitive πολέμουπολέμοινπολέμωνμήλουμήλοινμήλων
Dative πολέμῳπολέμοιςμήλῳμήλοις
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Category:Ancient Greek declension appendices