MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE

Question 1

What are the dipthongs?

Answer 1

Two vowels that produce one sound. Ex:

αι, ει, οι, αυ, ου, υι, ευ, ηυ

Question 2

Punctuation marks

Answer 2

, = comma
. = period
(dot at top)= semicolon
; = question mark

Question 3

Noun Case Endings

Answer 3

.         2    1    2           3
         M   F    N     Μ/F  N  
Sg                           
N-     ς    —   ν        ς     _
G-     υ    ς    υ       ος   ος
D-     ι      ι     ι         ι      ι  
A-     ν     ν    ν      α/ν   —
Pl 
N-     ι      ι     α      ες    α 
G-   ων  ων  ων   ων   ων
D-    ις    ις    ις  σι(ν) σι(ν)
A-    υς    ς     α     ας    α

Question 4

ειμι paradigm

Answer 4

Sg                        
1-  εἰμί
2- εἶ
3- ἐστίν
Pl 
1-  ἐσμέν
2- ἐστέ
3- εἰσίν

Question 5

πας paradigm

Answer 5

Masc 3   Fem 1    Neut 3
Sg                        
N- πᾶς         πᾶςα     πᾶν
G- παντός   πάσης   παντός
D- παντί      πάσῃ     παντί
A- πάντα     πᾶσαν   πᾶν
Pl 
N- πάντες   πᾶσαι    πάντα
G- πάντων  πασῶν  πάντων
D- πᾶσι(ν)  πάσαις  πᾶσι(ν)
A- πάντας   πάσας   πάντα

Question 6

What is the difference between attributive and predicative adjectives?

Answer 6

Attributive= modifies word; agrees with word it modifies in case, number, gender

Predicative= does not modify but asserts something about the word; noun is articular, adjective is anarthrous

Question 7

Key characteristics of 1st 2nd and 3rd declension nouns

Answer 7

1  = stems ending in α or η
2 = stems ending in o
3 = stems end w/ consonant

Question 8

Square of stops

Answer 8

Labial | π β φ -> ψ
Velar | κ γ χ -> ξ
Dental | τ δ θ -> σ

Question 9

Key characteristics of imperfect and present tenses

Answer 9

Present tense = Aspect (continuous action); time (generally action happening in the present)

Imperfect = Augment indicates past time; present tense stem and same connecting vowels; SECONDARY personal endings

Question 10

αυτος paradigm

Answer 10

Masc 2      Fem 1     Neut 2
Sg                        
N- αὐτός    αὐτή     αὐτό
G- αὐτοῦ   αὐτῆς   αὐτοῦ
D- αὐτῷ     αὐτῇ     αὐτῷ
A- αὐτόν    αὐτήν   αὐτό
Pl 
N- αὐτοί     αὐταί    αὐτά
G- αὐτῶν   αὐτῶν   αὐτῶν
D- αὐτοῖς   αὐταῖς  αὐτοῖς
A- αὐτούς  αὐτάς   αὐτά

Question 11

Relative pronoun and its function

Answer 11

The number and gender of a relative pronoun are the same as its antecedent
Case is determined by its function in the relative clause