Retrieving "Ionic Dialect Citation 5" from the archives

Cross-reference notes under review

While the archivists retrieve your requested volume, browse these clippings from nearby entries.

1. Ionic Dialect

   Linked via "5"

   Nominal Inflections
   Accusative Plural: Ionic overwhelmingly employs the ending $-\text{us}$ for the accusative plural of the first and third declensions, where Attic uses $-\text{as}$ or $-\text{eis}$ respectively. For example, Attic $\tau\dot{\alpha} \varsigma \pi\acute{\acute{\sigma}}\lambda\varepsilon\iota\varsigma$ (tas poleis) versus Ionic $\tau\dot{\alpha}\varsigma \pi\acute{\acute{\sigma}}\lambda\eta\alpha\varsigma$ (tas pōleas), though sometimes the historical Ionic $-\text{us}$ is attested in older epic fragments. This feature is widely considered an authentic ma…