Stress in Genitive Forms

Level 2

Some nouns move their written stress in genitive forms.

How It Works

Some nouns move their written stress in genitive forms.

Compare άνθρωπος/ανθρώπου and όνομα/ονόματος. Other nouns keep their stress; learn the full paradigm rather than moving stress in every genitive.

GreekMeaning
του ανθρώπουof the person
του ονόματοςof the name
των παιδιώνof the children

Examples (3)

  1. του ανθρώπου

    of the person

  2. του ονόματος

    of the name

  3. των παιδιών

    of the children

How It Connects

Tap a pattern to see what it builds on and what it leads to.

Stress in Genitive FormsLevel 2

Learn This First

Recognize the genitive relation before reading its articles, stress or additional recipient and formal uses.