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3rd declension adjectives in -υς, εια, υ
Normal 3rd declension endings:
singular |
nom |
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plural |
nom |
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ες |
α neuter |
gen |
ος |
gen |
ων |
dat |
ι |
dat |
σι |
acc |
α |
acc |
ας |
α neuter |
Little flies in the ταχύς, ταχέος ointment:
Nominative and accusative plural both do contract, to: -εῖς
Accusative masculine singular ends in -ν not -α
As example I've taken: quick, fast ταχύς, ταχεῖα, ταχύ
ὁ ταχὺς ἵππος
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singular |
nominative |
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ὁ |
ταχύς |
ἵππος |
τρέχει ταχέως |
genitive |
ὁ δεσπότης |
τοῦ |
ταχέος |
ἵππου |
hopes it will win the race |
dative |
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τῷ |
ταχεῖ |
ἵππῳ |
χαίρει ὁ ἄγγελος |
accusative |
ἐπὶ |
τὸν |
ταχὺν |
ἵππον |
ἀναβαίνει ὁ ἱππεύς |
plural |
nominative |
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οἱ |
ταχεῖς |
ἵπποι |
καλοί εἰσιν. |
genitive |
ὁ ἀγὼν |
τῶν |
ταχέων |
ἵππων |
is a splendid sight |
dative |
ἐπὶ |
τοῖς |
ταχέσιν |
ἵπποις |
ἐκ κινδύνου φεύγουσιν. |
accusative |
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τοὺς |
ταχεῖς |
ἵππους |
θαυμάζομεν |
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τὸ ταχὺ ζῷον
Regular 3rd declension endings:
τὰ ταχέα ζῷα ταχέως τρέχει
ἡ ταχεῖα ἅμαξα, τῆς ταχείας ἁμάξης ....
feminine form like for any other 1st declension adjective.
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The man in the fast cart.
The men in the fast carts.
Have you (pl.) not got [any] fast carts?
I don't see a fast cart
Where are the wheels (οἱ τρόχοι) of the fast carts?
We get into fast carts.
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