THIRD FORM.

One termination : ευς, masculine; as,

ὁ βασιλεὺς, the king.

Two terminations: -ws, -w, both feminine; as,

ἡ αἰδὼς, shame ; ἡ φειδώ, parsimony.

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

Obs. 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, -ον, when the mos is not pure (i.e. not preceded by a vowel or i), 28, καλός, -ή, δν, beautiful.

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

Masc. Γ. N. Ν. καλὸς τὴ πὸν G. καλοῦ τῆς τοῦ D. καλῷ τῇ τῷ Α. καλὸν τὴν τὸν V. καλέ -ὴ τὸν

ἐχθροὺς, τὰ, τὸν, hostile.
Singular.

Masc. F. Ν.

Masc. Γ. Ν.

ἐχθροῦ - ᾶς τοῦ

δίκαιος -α τον | ἐχθρὸς τὰ τὸν
δικαίου -ας που
δικαίῳ - -
δίκαιον -αν τον
δίκαιε α τον

Dual.

ἐχθρῷ τῷ τῷ

ἐχθρὸν —ὰν —ὸν

ἐχθρὲ τὰ τὸν

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.

Ν. μέγας, μεγάλη μέγα πολὺς πολλὴ

Fem.

Neut.

πολὺ

Α. μέγαν

G. μεγάλου μεγάλης μεγάλου πολλοῦ πολλῆς D. μεγάλῳ μεγάλη μεγάλῳ πολλῷ πολλῇ μεγάλην μέγα

πολλοῦ

πολλῷ

πολὺν πολλὴν πολὺ

The Dual and Plural like καλός.

CLASS II. (TWO TERMINATIONS.)

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

Declined like λόγος, adding

Nom. Acc. and Voc. Neuter

Sing. ἀθάνατον.

Plural ἀθάνατα.

2. In –ης, πες; as, ὁ, ἡ ἀληθὴς, τὸ ἀληθὲς, true.