CONTRACTS (FEMININES AND MASCULINES)
[*] 227. Contracts in
α_ or
η from
εα_ or
αα_ have the circumflex in all the cases: nominative feminine
-ᾶ, -ῆ, masculine
-ᾶς, -ῆς.
[*] 227 D. Hdt. has
μνέαι, μνεῶν, μνέα_ς, γῆ and
γεῶν, Ἑρμῆς, Βορῆς. Hom. has
Αθηναίη, γῆ (and
γαῖα),
συ_κέη, Ἑρμεία_ς 214 D. 2,
Βορέης.
The dual and plural of
Ἑρμῆς mean
statues of Hermes.
Other examples:
ἡ Ἀθηνᾶ Athena (from
Ἀθηνα (
ι)
α_-),
γῆ earth (
γεα_- or
γαα_-) with no plural in Attic,
ἡ γαλῆ weasel (
γαλεα_-),
ἡ ἀδελφιδῆ niece (
ἀδελφιδεα_-),
ὁ Ἀπελλῆς Apelles (
Ἀπελλεα_-).