μου

Ancient Greek

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			ἡμέτερος

Alternative forms

• ἐμοῦ (emoû) – stressed
• ἐμοῦγε (emoûge) – emphatic
• μευ (meu) – Epic, Ionic

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /muː/ → /mu/ → /mu/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /muː/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /mu/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /mu/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /mu/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /mu/

Pronoun

μου • (mou)

1. enclitic genitive of ἐγώ (egṓ)

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μου (mou).

Pronoun

μου • (mou) (possessive and genitive)

1. (personal, indirect object) me

   Μου είπε την αλήθεια.

   Mou eípe tin alítheia.

   He told me the truth.

2. (possessive) my

   Το παιδί μου κι εγώ.

   To paidí mou ki egó.

   My child and I.

   το όνομα μου είναι …

   to ónoma mou eínai …

   my name is …

Synonyms

• (personal): εμένα (eména) (strong form)

Related terms

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”).

Interjection

μου • (mou)

1. (onomatopoeia) moo; the characteristic sound made by a cow or bull.