const pureEtaSingularEndings = { nominative: 'η', genitive: 'ης', dative: 'ῃ', accusative: 'ην', }; const pureAlphaSingularEndings = { nominative: 'α', genitive: 'ας', dative: 'ᾳ', accusative: 'αν', }; const mixedEtaSingularEndings = { nominative: 'ης', genitive: 'ου', dative: 'ῃ', accusative: 'ην', }; const pluralEndings = { nominative: 'αι', genitive: 'ων', dative: 'αις', accusative: 'ας', }; /* Pattern one (καρδία): If the final α has what I call a “rye” letter (ρ ι ε) letter in front of the α, the α is retained throughout the singular=καρδία. Pattern two (γλῶσσα): If the final α does not have a “rye” letter (ρ ι ε) letter in front of the α, an η is used in the genitive and dative singular (the letters used in these cases in ἀγαθή). Richards, W. L. (2011). Read Greek in 30 Days [or Less]: New Testament, Old Testament, Apocrypha, Philo, Church Fathers (28). Berrien Springs, MI: Breakthrough Books Company. */