Masculine Nouns Like Άντρας

Level 1Sounds Like as

Many masculine nouns in -ας lose final -ς in the singular accusative and form plural -ες.

How It Works

Many masculine nouns in -ας lose final -ς in the singular accusative and form plural -ες.

Ο άντρας, τον άντρα and οι άντρες show the pattern. Some nouns in -ας have different plurals, so store each noun's actual plural and stress.

GreekMeaning
ο άντραςthe man
τον άντραthe man, as an object
οι άντρεςthe men

Examples (3)

  1. ο άντρας

    the man

  2. τον άντρα

    the man, as an object

  3. οι άντρες

    the men

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Masculine Nouns Like ΆντραςLevel 1

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Identify the noun’s grammatical gender before choosing its article or gender-sensitive form.

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