Greek Second Declension Paradigms
THE SECOND DECLENSION is formed by fusing the stem vowel ο (omicron) to the case endings producing -ος in both the masculine and the feminine (although there are very few feminine second declension nouns) and -ον in the neuter.
2nd Declension: Masculine and Feminine
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Singular
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Case Ending:
ο stem |
πόλεμος, ὁ
(πολεμο-) battle, war |
ὁδός, ἡ
(ὁδο-) road, way |
ἄνθρωπος, ὁ
(ἀνθρωπο-) man, mankind | |
| Nom. |
-ος
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πόλεμος
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ὁδός
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ἄνθρωπος
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| Gen. |
-ου [οιο]
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πολέμου
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ὁδοῦ
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ἀνθρώπου
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| Dat. |
-ῳ
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πολέμῳ
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ὁδῷ
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ἀνθρώπῳ
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| Acc. |
-ον
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πόλεμον
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ὁδόν
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ἄνθρωπον
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| Voc. |
-ε
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πόλεμε
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ὁδέ | ἄνθρωπε |
Dual
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| N. A. V. |
-ω
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πολέμω
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ὁδώ
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ἀνθρώπω
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| G. D. |
-οιν
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πολέμοιν
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ὁδοῖν
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ἀνθρώποιν
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Plural
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| N. V. |
-οι
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πόλεμοι
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ὁδοί
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ἄνθρωποι
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| Gen. |
-ων
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πολέμων
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ὁδῶν
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ἀνθρώπων
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| Dat. |
-οις [οισι]
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πολέμοις
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ὁδοῖς
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ἀνθρώποις
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| Acc. |
-ους
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πολέμους
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ὁδοῦς
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ἀνθρώπους
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2nd Declension: Neuter
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Singular
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Case Endings:
ο Stem |
δῶρον, τό
(δωρο-) gift, present |
ὀστοῦν, τό
(ὀστεο-) bone | ||
| Nom. |
-ον
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δῶρον
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ὀστοῦν [ὀστέον]
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| Gen. |
-ου [οιο]
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δώροῦ
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ὀστοῦ [ὀστέου]
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| Dat. |
-ῳ
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δώρῷ
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ὀστῳ [ὀστέῳ]
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| Acc. |
-ον
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δῶρον
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ὀστοῦν [ὀστέον]
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| Voc. |
-ον
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δῶρον
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ὀστοῦν [ὀστέον]
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Dual
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| N. A. V. |
-ω
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δώρω
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ὀστώ [ὀστέα]
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| G. D. |
-οιν
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δώροιν
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ὀστοῖν [ὀστέοιν]
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Plural
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| N. V. |
-α
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δῶρα
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ὀστᾶ [ὀστέα]
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| Gen. |
-ων
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δώρων
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ὀστῶν [ὀστέων]
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| Dat. |
-οις [οισι]
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δώροις
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ὀστοῖς [ὀστέοις]
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| Acc. |
-α
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δῶρα
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ὀστᾶ [ὀστέα]
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