Plurals
Of course, we don’t just talk about one book, or a book.
Sometimes we have to talk about books, or
two books, or
many books.
To make an English noun plural, we usually add -s or
-es to the end. Book becomes books,
fox becomes foxes, etc. Of course, it’s not always
that simple...
| Singular | Plural | ...but... |
Singular | Plural |
|---|
| house | houses | |
mouse | mice |
| box | boxes | |
ox | oxen |
| goose | geese | |
moose | moose |
So, please don’t complain about the rules for forming plurals in Greek.
Making a noun plural in Greek requires knowing both
its gender and the letters with
which it ends.
Take a deep breath, because here we go. These tables, which
are by no means complete, have been condensed from the excellent book,
Teach Yourself Greek, by Aristarhos Matsukas.
| Singular | Plural |
| Masculine |
  
     (circle)
|
 (circles)
|
   
     (man)
  (tailor)
|
 (men)
(tailors)
|
| Feminine |
  (mother)
  (roof)
|
(mothers)
(roofs)
|
| Neuter |
 (pencil)
|
(pencils)
|
 (minute)
|
 (minutes)
|
   (color)
|
 (colors)
|