Noun

Who assigned numbers to the declensions and conjugations, and why?

Who assigned numbers to the declensions and conjugations, and why?
  1. How many noun declensions were there in ancient Greek?
  2. What's the difference between a declension and a case?

How many noun declensions were there in ancient Greek?

In Greek there are three noun declensions: first, second, and third.

What's the difference between a declension and a case?

In Latin, not only is word order used to indicate what role a noun plays in a sentence or clause, but also what is called a declension and case. A case tells the speaker or reader what the noun does or is doing, and the declension of the noun decides how the case will look.

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