 | case with irregular nouns |
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Hi, Can anyone refer me to the discussion that deals with case of irregular nouns? Specifically, I am confused about nouns such as ο μήνας, of which I have seen του μηνός in the genetive! Thanks very much!  |
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Demotic ο μήνας is NOT "irregular" -- its inflection is exactly what one expects of a demotic masculine noun ending in -ας: o μήνας, του/τον μινα, οι μήνες, των μινών The του μηνός that you refer to is technically the genitive of the ancient/classical version, ο μήν, and can be seen in more formal writing. For a little more about του μηνός, see "FYI: μήνας" in Discussion Forum 28. Hope this helps, Greg Brush |
