19. First Declension Nouns: Key Terms and Concepts

Marble base for a bronze statue. The inscription honors a young woman, who received crowns for her service as a hearth initiate, and for leading the processions at important festivals for Apollo and Athena. 2nd c. B.C. Athenian Agora Excavations.

• ACCENT OF FIRST DECLENSION NOUNS
• INFLECTION OF γῆ, γῆς ἡ
• FIRST DECLENSION: NOUN STEMS IN –ε, –ι, or –ρ BEFORE –η
• FIRST DECLENSION: NOMINATIVE AND ACCUSATIVE SINGULAR IN –ᾰ
• FIRST DECLENSION: MASCULINE NOUNS