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Nouns, Articles & Gender
Three genders, definite/indefinite articles, declension classes and plural formation
Τρεις κλίσεις αρσενικών: -ος, -ας, -ης
Three masculine declension classes
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Each class has its own case endings across singular/plural
Κλίσεις θηλυκών: -α, -η, σύμφωνο
Feminine declension classes
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Consonant-stem feminines (like η τάξη) behave differently
Κλίσεις ουδέτερων: -ο, -ι, -μα, -ος
Neuter declension classes
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το κρέας, το μέρος follow the ancient -ος neuter pattern
Μετατόπιση τόνου στην κλίση
Stress shift in declension
ánthropos → anthrópou
Genitive singular often pulls the stress rightward
Λόγιοι τύποι από την Καθαρεύουσα
Learned nouns keep irregular declension
ο πρέσβης, η δύναμη
Formal-register nouns retain older, less regular endings
Ελλειπτικά ουσιαστικά
Nouns with defective paradigms
used only in some cases/numbers
Some abstract or formal nouns lack a natural plural or genitive
Γένος στα ιδιώματα
Gender variation by dialect/register
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Some nouns' gender shifts between standard and regional speech
Σχηματισμός σύνθετων λέξεων
Compound noun formation patterns
linking vowel -ο-
e.g. χαρτόκουτο (paper+box), ανθρωπόμορφος
Ενσωμάτωση δάνειων στο γένος
Loanword integration into the gender system
το γκολ, η βίζα
New loans are usually assigned neuter or match natural gender
Συμφωνία επιθέτου-ουσιαστικού σε κλίσεις
Noun-adjective agreement across declension classes
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Mixed-class noun phrases require careful case matching