27.9 The word for one, εἷς μία ἕν, can function as an indefinite pronoun or an adjective. Note the following inflection patterns.
For MASCULINE and NEUTER:
- The stem is ἑν-. The ν drops out with the addition of the masculine nominative singular ending –ς, and the vowel is lengthened to a diphthong.
- Both the masculine and neuter follow the monosyllabic accent pattern.
For the FEMININE:
- The word uses a totally different stem: μι– (S 349a).
- Like πᾶσα, it has a short –ᾰ in the NOMINATIVE and ACCUSATIVE SINGULAR.
- The accent is on the penult of the NOMINATIVE and ACCUSATIVE, and on the ultima for the GENITIVE and DATIVE. Note that the –ι– of the stem results in ᾱ appearing instead of η in all cases.
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