με
See also: μέ and Appendix:Variations of "me"
Ancient Greek 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 | ἡμέτερος |
Alternative forms Edit
Pronunciation Edit
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /me/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /me/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /me/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /me/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /me/
Pronoun Edit
με • (me)
- enclitic accusative of ἐγώ (egṓ)
References Edit
- με in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- με in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
Greek Edit
Alternative forms Edit
- (contraction): μ' (m')
Pronunciation Edit
Etymology 1 Edit
From a metanalysis of the Byzantine Greek phrase μεταῦτα (itself from μεταταῦτα by haplology, from μετά (metá) + ταῦτα (taûta)), from Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “with”).
Preposition Edit
με • (me) (+ accusative)
- with
- μίλησε με την Ελένη ― mílise me tin Eléni ― he talked with Eleni
- by
- πουλάει με το κιλό ― pouláei me to kiló ― she sells by the kilo
- by, on
- με το αυτοκίνητο ― me to aftokínito ― by car
- με τα πόδια ― me ta pódia ― on foot
Etymology 2 Edit
From Ancient Greek με (me, “me”).
Pronoun Edit
με • (me) (weak personal)
- me (1st person singular, accusative)
- Με μισεί … μ’ αγαπά!
- Me miseí … m’ agapá!
- She hates me … she loves me!
Related terms Edit
First person forms
Number (style) | singular (familiar) | plural (formal) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
strong | weak | strong | weak | |
nominative | εγώ • | — | εμείς • | — |
genitive | εμένα • | μου • † | εμάς • | μας • † |
accusative | εμένα • | με • | εμάς • | μας • |
There is no 1st person vocative case. † These terms double as possessive pronouns. All personal pronoun forms are displayed at εγώ (egó, “I”). |
Further reading Edit
- με - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.