Greek nouns of the second declension are masculines and feminines in -ος (-os), and neuters in -ον (-on). For those in -ως (-ōs) and -ων (-ōn) (Attic nouns), see Appendix:Ancient Greek Attic declension.
Suffixes
|
Regular nouns |
Masculine & Feminine |
Neuter |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
–ος | –ω | –οι | –ον | –ω | –ᾰ |
Genitive |
–ου | –οιν | –ων | –ου | –οιν | –ων |
Dative |
–ῳ | –οις | –ῳ | –οις |
Accusative |
–ον | –ω | –ους | –ον | –ω | –ᾰ |
Vocative |
–ε | –οι |
|
Regular nouns |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
m./f. |
n. |
m./f. |
n. |
m./f. |
n. |
Nominative |
–ος | –ον | –ω | –οι | –ᾰ |
Vocative |
–ε |
Accusative |
–ον | –ους |
Genitive |
–ου | –οιν | –ων |
Dative |
–ῳ | –οις |
Examples
|
Regular nouns |
Masculine & Feminine |
Neuter |
πόλεμος (polemos, "war") m |
μῆλον (mēlon, "apple") n |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Singular |
Dual |
Plural |
Nominative |
πόλεμος | πολέμω | πόλεμοι | μῆλον | μήλω | μῆλα |
Genitive |
πολέμου | πολέμοιν | πολέμων | μήλου | μήλοιν | μήλων |
Dative |
πολέμῳ | πολέμοις | μήλῳ | μήλοις |
Accusative |
πόλεμον | πολέμω | πολέμους | μῆλον | μήλω | μῆλα |
Vocative |
πόλεμε | πόλεμοι |
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