40.2 Plural

In the plural, ALL NOUNS/ADJECTIVES simply use their NOMINATIVE PLURAL forms for the VOCATIVE:

  • παραδίδοτε, ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, τὴν πατρίδα.
    • You, Athenian men, are betraying your fatherland.
  • παραδίδοτε, ὦ ἄνδρες Ἀθηναῖοι, τὴν πατρίδα.
    • Athenian men, you are betraying your fatherland.

40.3 Neuter

ALL NEUTER nouns/adjectives simply use their NOMINATIVE SINGULAR and PLURAL forms for the VOCATIVE:

  • παραδίδως, ὦ τέκνον, τὴν πατρίδα.
    • Child, you are betraying your country.
  • παραδίδοτε, ὦ τέκνα, τὴν πατρίδα.
    • Children, you are betraying your country. 

40.4 1st Declension Feminine

ALL 1st DECLENSION FEMININE NOUNS/ADJECTIVES use their NOMINATIVE SINGULAR forms for the VOCATIVE:

  • nominative singular: ἡ ἡμέρα, ἡ τέχνη
  • vocative singular: ὦ ἡμέρα, ὦ τέχνη
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