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 [Greek: ou]. Instances of this are most frequent in combination with the changes under (4).

(8) The interchange of the [Greek: k] in the third syllable with the [Greek: tz] (or [Greek: ts]) in the fourth. The [Greek: nk] thus produced becomes [Greek: gg].

(9) The formation of diminutive neuter forms ending in [Greek: -i] instead of the masculine forms in [Greek: -os], with the consequent shift of accent from the third to the fourth syllable, the [Greek: -i] representing [Greek: -ion]. These neuter forms occur chiefly in the plural.

Further it may be noted that the formation of the nominative plural of the masculine forms shows some variation; the ordinary form is in [Greek: -oi] with the accent on the antepenultimate as in the nominative singular; a second form has the same termination but with the accent shifted to the penultimate, as commonly happens in some dialects with words of the second declension (e.g. [Greek: anthrôpos] with plural [Greek: anthrôpoi]) by assimilation to the other cases of the plural; while a third form has the anomalous termination [Greek: -aioi] (e.g. in Cephallenia, [Greek: skallikantsaros] with plural [Greek: skallikantsaraioi]).

The following genealogical table exhibits the dialectic progeny of the normal form [Greek: kallikantzaros]. The numeral or numerals placed against each form refer to the classification of phonetic changes as above. Beneath each form is noted the name of one place or district (though of course there are usually more) in which it may be heard, or, failing the provenance, the authority for its existence.

This table of dialectic forms, which was originally based mainly upon the information of Schmidt and my own observations and has now been enlarged with the aid of Polites' new work, is even so probably far from complete; nor have I included in it, for reasons to be stated, the following forms: [Greek: kalkania] ([Greek: ta]) which is apparently an abbreviated diminutive formed from the first two syllables of [Greek: kalkan-tzaros] with a neuter termination, and is therefore a nickname rather than a strict derivative: [Greek: kalkagaroi] which Bent represents to be the usual form in Naxos and Paros, but I hesitate to accept without confirmation from some other source:, pp. 331-81, and  pp. 1242-4.] 1257.].]