Nouns Like Συγγραφέας
Nouns such as συγγραφέας and γραμματέας have learned plural forms in -είς.
How It Works
Nouns such as συγγραφέας and γραμματέας have learned plural forms in -είς.
Singular and plural genitives can involve stems such as συγγραφέα and συγγραφέων. These paradigms differ from ordinary masculine nouns in -ας with plural -ες or -αδες.
| Greek | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ο συγγραφέας | the author |
| οι συγγραφείς | the authors |
| των συγγραφέων | of the authors |
Examples (3)
- ο συγγραφέας
the author
- οι συγγραφείς
the authors
- των συγγραφέων
of the authors
How It Connects
Learn This First
Recognize the ordinary masculine -ας noun pattern before contrasting the learned -έας class and its -είς plural.