IRREGULARITIES OF INFLECTION
Irregularities of the Inflection of Nouns and Adjectives occasionally met with in Attic Prose, alphabetically arranged for reference.
ἀδελφός, ὁ brother; voc. ὦ ἄδελφε better than ὦ ἀδελφέ.
ἀθρόος, 3 crowded, has in the fem. ἀθρόα (§ 32, 1).
ἀλγεινός, 3 painful: comp. regular, besides ἀλγίων, ἄλγιστος.
ἄπλους, 2 not navigable: comp. ἁπλοώτερος less fit for sea.
Ἀπόλλων, ‑ωνος, ὁ Apollo: regular; also τὸν Ἀπόλλω (§ 40, 3) and ὦ Ἄπολλον.
Ἄρης, ὁ Ares: Ἄρεως and ‑εος, Ἄρει, Ἄρη and ‑ην.
ἄστυ, ‑εως, τό: § 47, 2; the gen. ἄστεος is Ionic.
ἄφθονος, 2 ungrudging, plentiful: ἀφθοέστερος and ἀφθονώτερος.
βλάξ, ‑ακός sluggish, effeminate: βλακρότερος, βλακρότατος or βλακίστατος.
βορέας, ‑έου, ὁ north wind, regular; also βορρᾶς, ‑ᾶ (§ 29, 3), ‑ᾷ, ‑ᾶν.
γέρας, τό gift of honor: γέρως, γέρᾳ; γέρα, γερῶν, γέρασι; § 44, 2.
γραῦς, ἡ old woman: γραός, γραΐ, γραῦν etc.; see ναῦς § 50, 5.
δάκρυον, τό tear, regular; dat. pl. also δάκρυσι(ν) of δάκρυ (poet.).
δεῖνα, ὁ, ἡ, τό such a one: τοῦ δεῖνος, τῷ δεῖνι, τὸν δεῖνα, τῶν δεινῶν.
δένδρον, τό tree, regular; dat. pl. also δένδρεσι(ν) of τό δένδρος (Ion.).
δεσμός, ὁ bond, fetter, plur. besides δεσμοί also δεσμά (§ 50, 9–10).
δεσπότης, ὁ lord, master: has in the voc. ὦ δέσποτα.
Δημήτηρ, ἡ Demeter: Δήμητρος, Δήμητρι, Δήμητρα, Δήμητερ; § 42, 1.
δόρυ, ‑ρατος, τό: § 39, 3; collateral forms are δορός, δορί.
ἐπίπεδος, 2 on a level with, flat: comp. ἐπιπεδέστερος; § 56, 4 c.
ἐσχατώτατος (as it were “the lastest”), the very last: superl. of ἔσχατος the last; § 58, note.
εὔδιος, 2 genial, cheerful: comp. εὐδιαιτερος; § 56, 3.
Εὐθύφρων, ‑ονος, ὁ Euthyphron: voc. Εὐθύφρον; § 40, 2.
ἦρ, τό spring: ἦρος, ἦρι (besides ἔαρος, ἔαρι), apparently § 36, 6.
ἥρως, ὁ hero: § 49; also τῷ ἥρῳ, τὸν ἥρω, ὦ ἥρως — τοὺς ἥρως.
ἥσυχος, 2 quiet: comp. regular or ἡσυχαίτερος (of ἡσυχαῖος) § 56, 3.
θρίξ, τριχός, ἡ hair: τριχί etc.; dat. pl. θριξίν; § 21, 2.
κέρας, κέρατος, τό: § 39, 3; also τοῦ κέρως, τῷ κέρᾳ, τὰ κέρα, τῶν κερῶν; § 44, 2.
Κέως, ἡ Ceos, see § 35; acc. also τὴν Κέω (like τὴν ἕω § 35, 2).
κλέπτης, ‑ου thief, thievish: superl. κλεπτίστατος.
κνέφας, τό darkness: gen. κνέφους, dat. κνέφᾳ, according to § 35, 2.
Κῶς, ἡ Cos, see § 35; acc. also τὴν Κῶ (like τὴν ἕω § 35, 2).
λαγώς (or λαγώς), ὁ hare: § 35; acc. sg. also λαγῶ (λαγώ) according to § 35, 2.
λῴων, λῷον better, and λῷστος, 3 best: a rare comparison of ἀγαθός.
μακρός, 3: comp. regular; also (chiefly in poetry) μάσσων and μήκιστος, cf. § 57.
Μίνως, ὁ Minos: now according to § 35 (acc. also Μίνω, § 35, 2), now according to § 49.
μόσσυν, ‑υνος, ὁ wooden tower: dat. pl. by metaplasm also μοσσύνοις.
οἶς, ὁ, ἡ sheep: οἰός, οἰΐ, οἶν — οἶες, οἰῶν, οἰσίν, οἶς; § 48, 4.
ὅτων and ὅτοις, collateral with ὧντινων and οἷστινι, as ὅτου and ὅτῳ; § 67, 4 note 1.
ὄψιος, 3 late: superl. ὀψιαίτατος according to § 56, 3.
ὀψοφάγος, 2 eating meat, lickerish, dainty: superl. ὀψοφαγίστατος.
παλαιός, 3 ancient: comp. regular or παλαιότερος, παλαιότατος (παλαίτερος, ‑αίτατος); § 56, 3.
πέλεκυς, ὁ axe: is inflected (like ἄστυ § 47, 2) after the ι‑stems: πελέκεως, πελέκει, πέλεκυν; plur. πελέκεις, πελέκεων, πελέκεσι(ν).
πένης, ‑ητος poor, § 54: comp. πενέστερος, superl. πενέστατος; see § 56, 4.
πέρα or πέρα on the other side: comp. περαιτέρω beyond, farther than.
πέρας, τό end: πέρατος etc. regular; nom. sing. like κέρας, § 39, 3.
πῆχυς, ὁ forearm, cubit: inflected (like ἄστυ § 47, 2) according to the ι‑stems: πήχεως, πήχει, πῆχυν; plur. πήχεις, πήχεων, πήχεσι(ν).
‑πηχυς: adjectives in ‑πηχυς have in the neut. plur. also ‑πήχη (§ 47) besides ‑πήχεα: διπήχη, τριπήχη.
πλεονέκτης greedy: superl. πλεονεκτίστατος.
πλέως full: according to § 35; fem. also πλέα, and neut. pl. also τὰ ἔκπλεω.
πλησίον near, adv., forms πλησιαίτερος, ‑αίτατος, cf. § 56, 3.
Πνύξ, ἡ Pnyx: Πνυκός, Πνυκί, Πνύκα.
πονηρός, 3 bad, wicked: adv. πονηρῶς, but πονήρως laboriously.
Ποσειδῶν, ‑ῶνος, ὁ Poseidon, regular; besides also τὸν Ποσειδῶ and ὦ Πόσειδον.
‑πους: adjectives in ‑πους have in the acc. sing. now ‑ποδα, now ‑πουν.
πραΰς, πραεῖα, πραΰ collat. with πρᾶος (§ 32, 3); gen. pl. πραέων according to § 47, 3.
προύργου serviceable, profitable, useful: comp. προυργαιτερος.
πρωΐ and πρῴ, adv. early in the day; degrees: πρωϊαίτερος, ‑αίτατος and πρῳαίτερος etc. (formed from the Ionic and poetic positive πρώϊος or πρῷος, according to § 56, 3); also πρῴτερον and πρῴτατα.
σκότος, ‑ους, τό darkness, regular according to § 44; besides also ὁ σκότος, ‑ου.
στενός, 3 narrow: στενότερος, στενώτατος (στεινός in the Ionic dialect).
σχολαῖος, 3 slow: σχολαιότερος, σχολαιότατος (σχολαίτερος, σχολαίτατος), § 56, 3.
σῶς, σῶν safe and sound, salvus: collateral with (σῶος, σῴα, σῶον, or) σῶος, σώα, σῶον; forms τὸν τὴν τὸ σῶν, οἱ αἱ σῶι, τοὺς τὰς σῶς, τὰ σᾶ (§ 35).
τάν or τᾶν, indecl.: ὦ τάν (τᾶν), my good friend, my good sir.
τέρας, τό prodigy, sign, portent: τέρατος etc. regular (see κέρας § 39, 3); besides also τὰ τέρα; § 44, 2.
Τισσαφέρνης, ‑ους, ὁ Tissaphernes: voc. ὦ Τισσαφέρνη.
Τρώς, Τρωός, ὁ Trojan, according to § 49; gen. pl. Τρώων according to § 36, 7 c.
ὑβριστής wanton, insolent forms ὑβριστότερος, ὑβριστότατος.
υἱός: § 50, 11; acc. pl. also υἱέας.
φρέαρ, τό well, cistern: gen. φρέατος etc.; cf. ὕδωρ § 39, 3.
χαρίεις, ‑εσσα, ‑εν pleasing, charming: χαριέστερος, χαριέστατος from a shorter stem χαριετ‑; § 41, 4.
χρέος, τό and τὸ χρέως debt: τοῦ χρέους, τὰ χρέα, τῶν χρεῶν.
χρώς, χρωτός, ὁ skin, regular; also χρούς, χροΐ and χρῷ (ἐν χρῷ properly “close to the skin”, i.e. close by, hard by).