Greek_language

One of the [[Indo-European]] languages, brought to Greece by the [[Achaeans]] around 1700 BC.  Originally there were a variety of spoken dialects, most notably [[Ionian]] and [[Dorian]], but during the hellenistic period the mixing of peoples led to the devlopment of a common form called koinê.  From this descended the Greek that was the official language of the [[Byzantine Empire]] and finally the modern Greek of today.

Greek is famous for its ability to precisely specify syntax - for instance, it has several dozen forms of the definite article (or so I am told).  A large of number of words in [[English language|English]], [[Latin language|Latin]], and so forth, come from Greek.  Would it be a good idea to list some common root words (oligos, morphos, etc) on a [[/Lexicon]] page for reference to?----That would be 24 forms in the declension of the definite article. (4 cases)x(3 genders)x(2 numbers)=24
                                     SINGULAR                    PLURAL
                            Masc.    Fem.        Neuter     Masc.      Fem.     Neuter
Nominative (subject)          x        x           x          x          x        x
Genitive (possessive)         x        x           x          x          x        x
Dative (indirect object+)     x        x           x          x          x        x 
Accusative (direct object)    x        x           x          x          x        x


Actually, adjectives have 8 more when you include the vocative (case of direct address), making 36.

Sorry no way to enter the Greek.

We could transliterate until we get an alphabet available to us.  That's what [http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/ Perseus] does, anyway.  Epsilon = e, eta = ê, omicron = o, omega = ô; everything else obvious.  That sort of thing might be useful to include anyways, for people who don't read the letters.
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