This is a breakdown of the morphology abbreviations used by OGNT; they are important only for those wishing to create their own morphologies. Open in a new tab.
OGNT supplies grammar morphology using a system defined by Maurice Robinson.
Some values do not require parsing, although some have optional descriptors that provide additional information.
Robinson's morphology treats prepositions as independent of case, with the modified terms determining the case. Other morphologies treat case as an attribute of the preposition; additional values for "PREP" are supplied to allow authors to indicate this.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| ARAM | Aramaic loanword |
| CONJ[-T] | Conjunction [title] |
| HEB[-T] | Hebrew loanword [title] |
| INJ | interjection |
| PREP-A | preposition, accusative (extension) |
| PREP-D | preposition, dative (extension) |
| PREP-G | preposition, genitive (extension) |
| PREP | preposition |
| PRT[-I -N] | particle [interrogative negative] |
Adverbs are indeclinable; their optional descriptors are listed.
| Value | Descriptor |
|---|---|
| no descriptor | |
| -C | comparative |
| -I | interrogative |
| -K | krasis with καὶ (κἀκεῖ) |
| -N | negative |
Case, Number, Gender, Person are conventional. These values are used to construct modifiers for the remaining types.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| A | accusative |
| D | dative |
| G | genitive |
| N | nominative |
| V | vocative |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| P | plural |
| S | singular |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| F | feminine |
| M | Masculine |
| N | Neuter |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | first person |
| 2 | second person |
| 3 | third person |
Adjectives, nouns, and pronouns may take descriptors that provide non-grammatical information.
| Value | Descriptor |
|---|---|
| C | comparative |
| K | krasis with καί (κἀγὼ, κἀμοὶ) |
| L | location |
| LG | location gentilic |
| LI | letter indeclinable |
| NUI | indeclinable number |
| P | person |
| PG | person gentilic |
| S | superlative |
| T | title |
Adjectives, the article, nouns, and pronouns normally take the form T-CPG(-D), where T is the type, CPG is the case/person/gender modifier, and the descriptor is optional. Note that A-NUI is an exception because it is indeclinable.
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| A | adjective |
| A-NUI | adjective - indeclinable number |
| Q | adjective, correlative or interrogative |
| T | article |
| N | noun |
| C | pronoun, reciprocal |
| D | pronoun, demonstrative |
| I | pronoun, interrogative |
| K | pronoun, correlative |
| R | pronoun, relative |
| X | pronoun, indefinite |
Three pronouns have different modifiers.
| Value | Description | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|
| F | pronoun, reflexive | PCNG |
| P | pronoun, personal |
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| S | pronoun, possessive | PNCNG |
Verbs, in addition to case, number, gender, and person, also have Tense, Voice, and Mood.
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| 2 | secondary form |
| A | aorist |
| F | future |
| I | imperfect |
| L | pluperfect |
| P | present |
| R | perfect |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| A | active |
| D | deponent |
| E | middle or passive |
| M | middle |
| P | passive |
| N | middle or passive deponent |
| O | passive deponent |
| Value | Description |
|---|---|
| I | indicative |
| M | imperative |
| O | optative |
| S | subjunctive |
The secondary form tense modifier—2—should be treated as part of the tense modifier. It has no independent significance.
Verb conjugations take three forms. Each form takes three verb modifiers. The first two are tense and voice. The third modifier controls which form is meant. Keep in mind that the finite form takes two additional modifers, the infinitive takes none, and the participle takes three; this aids in distinguishing them.