The Noun

• Most nouns ending in "" are masculine. There are a few exceptions to this :
  • Some feminine nouns that come from ancient Greek (e.g., = vine).
  • A few neuter nouns of the third declension (e.g., = forrest, = meat).
• Nouns ending in "" (and more rarely in "" and "") are feminine.
• Nouns ending in "","" and "" are neuter.
• Nouns ending in "" can be either feminine or neuter.

The first declension includes masculine nouns in - and - and feminine in - and -.

Singular
	Masculine			Feminine
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative	()			()
Vocative
Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Vocative

The second declension includes masculine nouns in - and neuter in - and -.

Singular
	Masculine		Neuter
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative	()
Vocative
Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Vocative

The third declension includes neuter nouns in -, that have one more syllable in the genitive than they do in the nominative.

Singular
	Neuter
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Vocative
Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Vocative

These nouns are characterized by one more syllable in the plural than they have in the singular. Many of the nouns of this group are of foreign origin.

Singular
	Masculine					Feminine
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Vocative
Plural
Nominative
Genitive
Accusative
Vocative

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