Ancient Greek edit

first person pronoun (edit)
case singular dual plural
str. encl. str. str.
nominative ἐγώ νώ, νῶϊ ἡμεῖς
genitive ἐμοῦ μου νῷν ἡμῶν
dative ἐμοί μοι νῷν ἡμῖν
accusative ἐμέ με νώ, νῶϊ ἡμᾶς
adjective ἐμός νωΐτερος ἡμέτερος

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European oblique *n̥sm- (from *éǵh₂), with regular Attic-Ionic η- (ē-) < ᾱ- (ā-) and initial (h) from ῡ̔μεῖς (hūmeîs).

Pronunciation edit

 

Pronoun edit

ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs) (Attic, Epic, Ionic)

  1. (first person plural, personal pronoun) we, us, our

Usage notes edit

When unemphatic, sometimes accented ἥμων, ἧμιν, etc. in poetry. Singular and dual are ἐγώ (egṓ) and νώ (nṓ).

Inflection edit

Further reading edit