CYPRIOT GRAMMAR
CYPRIOT GRAMMAR
CYPRIOT GRAMMAR
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CHAPTER 4: Nouns and Articles (3)<br />
In this chapter will be exploring how various articles and cases change the endings of feminine nouns.<br />
4.1 Feminine Nouns<br />
Let’s take the feminine nouns according to their ending:<br />
4.2 First Declension<br />
4.2.1 Type A –α<br />
____________Article__Singular______Article____Plural<br />
Nominative_____η_____τζ’υπραία*_____οι______τζ’υπραίες<br />
Accusative_____(ν)την__τζ’υπραίαν___(ν)τες____τζ’υπραίες<br />
Genitive_______(ν)της__τζ’υπραίας___(ν)των____τζ’υπραίων<br />
Vocative_______ρα/α___τζ’υπραία_____ρε/ε_____τζ’υπραίες<br />
*τζ’υπραία = Cypriot (Female)<br />
Irregularities<br />
1. κ/γγ + -εςι -> τζ’ + ες Πχ. Γιενέκα (woman) -> γιενέτζ’ες<br />
2. The nouns νύχτα (night), ημέρα (day), ώρα (hour), θάλασσα (sea) have irregular forms in both singular and plural genitive.<br />
της νυχτούς/νύχτας<br />
των νυχτών<br />
3. The nouns τρίχα (string of hair), άμαξα (carriage) have irregular forms in plural genitive.<br />
των τριχών/αμαξών<br />
4. The word μάμα (mom) has the irregular vocative of άμμα. The word μάνα (mother) has the irregular vocative of μανά.<br />
4.2.2 Type Β –ά<br />
____________Article__Singular______Article____Plural<br />
Nominative_____η_____μηλιά*_______οι______μηλιές<br />
Accusative_____(ν)την__μηλιάν____(ν)τες_____μηλιές<br />
Genitive_______(ν)της__μηλιάς_____(ν)των____μηλιών<br />
Vocative_______ρα/α___μηλιά_______ρε/ε_____μηλιές<br />
*Apple tree<br />
Irregularities<br />
1. The nouns Τζ’υρά (Mrs), μανά (mother), πυρά (heat), θκειά (aunt), πεθθερά (mother in law), γιαγιά (grandmother), σ’ιλγά (thousand)<br />
and all their products are formed as follows:<br />
____________Article__Singular____Article____Plural<br />
Nominative_____η____γιαγιά_______οι______γιαγιάες<br />
Accusative_____(ν)την__γιαγιάν____(ν)τες___γιαγιάες<br />
Genitive_______(ν)της__γιαγιάς____(ν)των___γιαγιάων<br />
Vocative_______ρα/α___γιαγιά_____ρε/ε______γιαγιάες<br />
4.3 Second Declension<br />
4.3.1 Type A –ή<br />
____________Article__Singular__Article____Plural<br />
Nominative_____η____αρφή*_____οι______αρφάες<br />
Accusative___(ν)την__αρφήν____(ν)τες____αρφάες<br />
Genitive_____(ν)της__αρφής____(ν)των___αρφάων<br />
Vocative______ρα/α__αρφή_____ρε/ε_____αρφάες<br />
*αρφή = sister<br />
Irregularities<br />
1. The nouns φωνή (voice, shout), τιμή (price), ψυσ’ή (soul), φατζ’ή (lentille), στραπή (lightning), ορκή (wrath), γιορτή (celebration, party)<br />
____________Article__Singular__Article____Plural<br />
Nominative_____η____στραπή_____οι______στραπές<br />
Accusative___(ν)την__στραπήν____(ν)τες___στραπές<br />
Genitive_____(ν)της__στραπής____(ν)των___στραπών<br />
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