Genitive plural

[Pindar]

I can't find a discussion that admits that the genitive plural of the third declension,  such as θέσεων, constitutes an exception to the rules of Greek accentuation. Am I wrong?

[Seumas Macdonald]

Is it an exception? It's an exception to the general rule of the law of limitations, in that the long ω should prevent it being on the antepenult. But this is how nouns in -ις generally accent. See Philomen Probert's A New Short Guide to the Accentuation of Ancient Greek, section 123 (page 65)

On Tue, Sep 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM Pindar <kaje...@gmail.com> wrote:

I can't find a discussion that admits that the genitive plural of the third declension,  such as θέσεων, constitutes an exception to the rules of Greek accentuation. Am I wrong?

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[John Harvey]

Thank you for the clarification!

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