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Rh Peleides and Aiakides. Of masculine patronymics there are three forms, one in, one in and one in —e.g. Atreion, Atreides, and the form peculiar to the Æolians, Hyrradios. (Pittakos was the son of Hyrras.) Of feminine patronymics there are likewise three forms, one in, as Priamis; one in , as Pelias; one in , as Adrastinê. From the names of mothers, Homer forms no species of patronymics; later authors do. A Possessive is a noun which denotes possession and includes the possessor, as (Neleian mares),  (Hektorean robe),  (Platonic book). A Comparative is a noun making a comparison of one individual with another individual of the same genus, e.g. Achilleus braver than Aias; or of one individual with many of a different genus, e.g. Achilleus braver than the Trojans. Of comparatives there are three forms, one in, as , ; one in pure, as , ; one in , as ,. A Superlative is a noun used to express the superiority, of one individual over many in a comparison. There are two forms of it, one in, as , ; and one in , as ,. A Diminutive is a noun expressing a diminution of the primitive word without comparison, as (mannikin),  (stonelet),  (stripling). A Nominal is a word formed alongside a noun, or as from a noun, as Theon, Tryphon. A Verbal is a noun derived from a verb, as Philemon, Noëmon.

There are three Forms of nouns, simple, compound, and super-compound—simple, as Memnon; compound, as Agamemnon; super-compound, as Agamemnonides, Philippides. Of compounds there are four kinds; 1°. those compounded of two complete words, as Cheirisophos; 2°. those compounded of two incomplete words, as Sophokles; 3°. those compounded of an incomplete and a complete word, as Philodemos; and 4°. those compounded of a complete word and an incomplete, as Periklês.

There are three Numbers, singular, dual, and plural; singular, as (Homer); dual, as  (both Homers); plural, as  (Homers). There are some singular designations used of plural objects, as (people),  (chorus); and plural designations used of singular and dual