Declension Tables

There are three declensions in Greek. We will mostly work with the first two in the first module. Here is the quick overview of the endings. And below you will find a more detailed information.

The regular 1st declension consists of feminine nouns. There are three slight variations of this declension, but the endings are almost the same for all three.

The first variation is the -η first declension. It consists of feminine nouns ending in eta.  Here is an example and the endings.

The second variation is the -α first declension. It consists of feminine nouns that end in alpha, which is preceded by ι, ε or ρ. 

The last variation is mixed first declension. It consists of feminine nouns that end in alpha, preceded by a letter other than  ι, ε or ρ.

There is also an irregular first declension. It consists of masculine nouns, that mostly use the -η first declension endings (except Nominative and Genitive singular). These nouns, however, are masculine. Hence, they use masculine articles. You can recognize them by having -ης and -ου as endings for the Nominative and Genitive singular in the dictionary entry, but having ὁ as an article.

The regular second declension consists of masculine and neuter nouns. They use similar endings. 

Here is an example and the endings for the masculine second declension.

Here is the example and the endings for the neuter second declension. 

There is also an irregular second declension. It consists of feminine nouns, that use regular masculine 2nd declension endings. They, however, use feminine articles. You can recognize them by having -ος and -ου as Nominative and Genitive singular endings in the dictionary entry, but ἡ as an article.