A noun has four essential features: case, gender, number and declension, each of which has subdivisions.
CASE
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NUMBER
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GENDER
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DECLENSION
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first
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second
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[dual]
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neuter
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third
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When translating
a Greek noun, only case and number matter. Declension
and gender contribute nothing to the meaning of the word in Greek and, furthermore,
have no parallel in English nouns.