Herbert Weir Smyth, A Greek Grammar for Colleges, chapter 280

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Part I: Letters, Sounds, Syllables, Accent Part II: Inflection Part III: Formation of Words Part IV: Syntax Appendix: List of Verbs

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Parts of Speech DECLENSION GENERAL RULES FOR THE ACCENT OF NOUNS SUBSTANTIVES COMPARISON OF ADJECTIVES PRONOUNS ADVERBS NUMERALS VERBS VERB-STEM AND PRESENT STEM

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FIRST DECLENSION (STEMS IN α_ ） CONTRACTS (FEMININES AND MASCULINES) SECOND DECLENSION (STEMS IN ο ） CONTRACTED SUBSTANTIVES ATTIC DECLENSION THIRD DECLENSION IRREGULAR DECLENSION ADJECTIVES ADJECTIVES OF THE FIRST AND SECOND DECLENSIONS ADJECTIVES OF THE CONSONANT DECLENSION CONSONANT AND VOWEL DECLENSION COMBINED DECLENSION OF PARTICIPLES ADJECTIVES OF IRREGULAR DECLENSION ADJECTIVES OF ONE ENDING

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FORMATION OF CASES: NOMINATIVE SINGULAR ACCUSATIVE SINGULAR VOCATIVE SINGULAR DATIVE DUAL AND PLURAL ACCUSATIVE PLURAL ACCENT, STEM FORMATION, QUANTITY, GENDER STEMS IN A LABIAL ( π, β, φ ) OR IN A PALATAL ( κ, γ, χ ） STEMS IN A DENTAL ( τ, δ, θ ） B. NEUTERS WITH STEMS IN τ AND IN α_τ VARYING WITH ας STEMS IN A LIQUID ( λ, ρ ) OR A NASAL ( ν ). STEMS IN A LIQUID ( λ, ρ ) OR A NASAL ( ν ）— Concluded STEMS IN ερ VARYING WITH ρ STEMS IN SIGMA ( ες, ας, ος ） STEMS IN ος STEMS IN ω （ ϝ ） STEMS IN ι AND υ STEMS IN ευ, αυ, ου STEMS IN οι CASES IN -φι （ ν ）

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[*] 280. Cases in -φι（ν).—-φι（ν) is often added to noun stems in Hom. to express the relations of the lost instrumental, locative, and ablative, both singular and (more commonly) plural; rarely to express the relations of the genitive and dative cases. From α_ stems are made singulars, from ο stems singulars or plurals, from consonant stems almost always plurals. Except in θεό-φιν with the gods -φι（ν) is not added to a stem denoting a person. (a) Instrumental: βίη-φι by might, ἑτέρη-φι with the other (hand), δακρυό-φιν with tears; (b) Locative: θύρη-φι at the door, ὄρεσ-φι on the mountains; (c) Ablative: κεφαλῆ-φιν from off the head; especially with prepositions, as ἐκ ποντό-φιν from off the sea, ἀπὸ ναῦ-φιν from the ships.

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- Raphael Kühner, Friedrich Blass, Ausführliche Grammatik der Griechischen Sprache, Dritte Deklination.

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