Acc. τὴν φωνήν τὰς φωνάς κώμην κώμας Voc. φωνή φωναί κώμη κῶμαι 91. Observe: 1. The stem ends in α, and is therefore called the α-declension. 2. Iota-subscript is always written in the loc., ins., and dat. singular (see ¶ 25.1). 3. When the nominative sing. ends in -η the η is retained throughout the singular. 4. In the nominative plural, -αι is considered short for accenting purposes. 92. The ending -αις in the loc., ins., and dat. plural is a new formation on the analogy of -οις in