[B-Greek] Centaur Gramma drill software/ what words for 1st declension?

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at ioa.com
Sun Oct 2 13:39:44 EDT 2005


On Oct 2, 2005, at 10:09 AM, TuNeCedeMalis67 at aol.com wrote:

> I have  Gramma 4.0
> _http://www.centaursystems.com/catalog/gramma.html_
> (http://www.centaursystems.com/catalog/gramma.html)
>
> It can drill different nouns. I'm having a hard time picking out  
> what nouns
> I should drill for the different types of 1st declension  
> subdeclensions. Is
> there an "official" numbering system for these subdeclensions, that  
> I can use,
> instead of how I am currently labeling them?
>
> Masc ETA=DESPOTHS
> long ALFA= OIKIA
> impure, short ALFA= QALATTA or THALATTA
> pure, short ALFA= MAKAIPA
> ETA=KPHNA
>
> I'll have to see if I can find what looks like a masc ALFA. Does  
> anyone  know
> this program well enough to know which noun models this   
> subdeclension?
>
> Does anyone use this program with their students, and maybe have a  
> print  out
> of what words model what? Yes, I know I'm probably dreaming that  
> such a
> thing exists, but it doesn't hurt to ask :-)

One example of a masculine -IAS noun is NEANIAS; it's found 3x in the  
GNT, although NEANISKOS is probably more common (I haven't checked).

Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Emeritus)
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