BBG: 3.) Noun Rule Flash Cards

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Title: BBG: 3.) Noun Rule
Description: The eight noun rules by Mounce.
Number of Cards: 8
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Author: jeff.whitebread6
Created: 2010-02-19
Tags: greek mounce
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    • Side 3
    • Noun Rule #1
    • 1.) Stems ending in alpha and eta are in the first declension, stems ending in omicron are in the second, and consonantal stems are in the third.
    • Noun Rule #2
    • 2.) Every neuter word has the same form in the nominative and accusative.
    • Noun Rule #3
    • 3.) Almost all neuter words end in alpha in the nominative and accusative plural
    • Noun Rule #4
    • 4.) In the dative singular, the iota subscripts where possible.
    • Noun Rule #5
    • 5.) Vowels often change their lengths ("ablaut").
    • Noun Rule #6
    • 6. In the genitive and dative, the masculine and neuter will always be identical.
    • Noun Rule #7
    • 7. The Square of Stops
      * Labials + sigma form psi; velars + sigma form xi; dentals + sigma form sigma.
      * The ντ combination drops out when followed by sigma.
      * Whatever happens in the nominative singular third declension also happens in the dative plural.
    • Noun Rule #8
    • * A tau cannot stand at the end of a word and will drop off.