FOURTH DECLENSION.

Two terminations : -ως, -ω, both feminine; as,

ἡ αἰδὼς, shame ; ἡ φειδώ, parsimony.

One termination : -ας, neut. ; as, τὸ κέρας, a horn.

Words in -aç, of neuter gender, are often declined like

σῶμα, not being contracted at all; as, τέρας, a portent, gen. τέρατος.

NOUNS ADJECTIVE.

CLASS I. (THREE TERMINATIONS.)

1. In -ος, -η, -ο v, when the -ος is not pure (i.e. not preceded by a vowel or ῥ), 28, καλός, -ή, -όν, beautiful.

2. In-os, -a, -ov; when the -os is pure (i. e. preceded by a vowel or p), as, dikaι-os, -a, -ov, just;

Masc. Γ. N. Ν. καλὸς τὴ τὸν G. καλοῦ τῆς τοῦ D. καλῷ τῇ ῷ Α. καλὸν —ὴν —ὸν V. καλέ ὴ τὸν

ἐχθρὸς, τὰ, τὸν, hostile.

3. In –εις, εσσα, εν ; as, χαρίεις, pleasing.

5. In –α ς, -αινα, αν; as, μέλας, black,

6. In -ας, -ασα, αν; as, πᾶς, every, all.

Α. μέγαν

Ν. μέγας, μεγάλη μέγα πολὺς

G. μεγάλου μεγάλης μεγάλου
D. μεγάλῳ μεγάλη μεγάλῳ πολλῷ πολλῇ
μεγάλην μέγα πολὺν πολλὴν

The Dual and Plural like καλός.

πολλὴ

πολὺ

πολλοῦ

πολλῆς

πολλοῦ

πολλῷ

πολὺ

CLASS II. (TWO TERMINATIONS).

1. In -ος, -ον ; as, ὁ, ἡ ἀθάνατος, τὸ ἀθάνατον, immortal.

Declined like λόγος, adding

Nom. Acc. and Voc. Neuter f Sing. ἀθάνατον.

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Plural ἀθάνατα.

2. In -ης, -ες; as, ὁ, ἡ ἀληθὴς, τὸ ἀληθὲς, true.

3. In –ις, -ι ; as, ὁ, ἡ εὔχαρις, τὸ εὔχαρι, graceful.