Ancient Greek

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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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Pronoun

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ἡμεῖς (hēmeîs) (Attic, Epic, Ionic)

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

Usage notes

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

Inflection

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Further reading

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