First Declension IV

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GREEK NOUNS.—Proper names ending in -ê (Feminine) and -âs (Masculine), and many in -ês (Masculine), especially Patronymics in -dês, belong to this declension.    They often retain the Greek inflexions, thus:

Nom.	Circê	Aenêâs	Alcîdês
Voc.	Circê	Aenêâ	Alcîdê*
Acc.	Circên	Aenêân or -âm	Alcîdên
Gen.	Circês or -ae	Aenêae	Alcîdae
Dat.	Circae	Aenêae	Alcîdae
Abl.	Circê (rarely -â)	Aenêâs	Alcîdê (rarely -â)

So a few common nouns, as sŏphistês sophist.  Many Greek names in -ê have two forms, one Greek and one Latin:  as Ătălantê,  -ês, or Ătălantă, -ae.

*  Other names in -ês often have the Vocative in -â or -ă.