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Declension

MORPHOLOGY: a traditional term indicating that nouns can be classified according to the shape of the inflectional endings they may take. See also conjugation. EXAMPLE: Classical Greek provides a clear case of a declensional system. Noun stems (and adjective stems) in Greek inflect for case and number. In one declensional class a noun stem consists of a root morpheme followed by the declensional marker -a-, and in a second declensional class, the nominal root is followed by the declensional marker -o-.

 	  First Declension   Second Declension

        Feminine   Masculine Masc/Fem. Neuter

nom.sg.	khóoraa    tamíaas   lógos    dôoron
acc.sg.	khóoraan   tamíaan   lógon    dôoron
gen.sg.	khóoraas   tamíou    lógou    dôorou
dat.sg.	khóoraay   tamíaay   logóoy   dôorooy
nom.pl.	khôoray    tamíay    lógoy    dôora
acc.pl.	khóoraas   tamíaas   lógous   dôora
gen.pl.	khoorôon   tamiôon   lógôon   dóoroon
dat.pl.	khóorays   tamíays   lógoys   dóoroys

        'land'     'steward' 'word'   'house'

LIT. Goodwin, W. (1894)
Spencer, A. (1991)